Brass Alloys For Drinking Water Applications

Brass Alloys For Drinking Water Applications

To protect drinking water quality, regulations and standards have been introduced in the European Union and the United States, imposing restrictions on metal alloys that come into contact with drinking water. The selection of the appropriate alloy plays a key role in ensuring hygienic and high-quality water.

Standardization in Germany began with DIN 50930 and has since evolved into the 4MS Common Composition List through the initiative of Germany, the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. In addition to our DIN 50930-compliant products, we also offer the following alloys in accordance with the 4MS Common Composition List.

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Acceptance of Metallic Materials Used for Products in Contact with Drinking Water

4MS Common Composition List
Revision: 10 August 2026

Table 1: Product groups for metallic materials

Product Group Examples of products or parts of products Assumed contact surface “a”
A Pipes in buildings installation
Uncoated pipelines in water supply systems
100%
B Fittings, ancillaries in buildings installations (e.g. pump bodies, valve bodies, water meter bodies used in buildings installations). 10%
C 1. Components of products of product group B (e.g. the spindle of a pump or the moving parts in water meter in building installations). The sum of the surfaces in contact with drinking water of all these components has to be less than 10% of the total wetted surface of the product.

2. Fittings, ancillaries in water mains and water treatment works with permanent flow (e.g. pumps bodies, valves bodies used in water supply systems).

1%
D Components of fittings and ancillaries in water mains in water treatment works (C2). —

Notation Product groups Cu Zn Al Fe Ni Pb Sn P Si
CW509L-DW*(CuZn40) B and D 59.5% – 61.5% Remainder ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.10% ≤ 0.10%
CW510L-DW*(CuZn42) B and D 57.0% – 59.0% Remainder ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.3% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.3% ≤ 0.10% ≤ 0.10%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn Fe Ni Pb Sn
CW501L-DW* (CuZn10) C and D 89.0% – 91.0% Remainder ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.1%
CW502L-DW* (CuZn15) B and D 84.0% – 86.0% Remainder ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.1%
CW503L-DW* (CuZn20) B and D 79.0% – 81.0% Remainder ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.1%
CW506L* (CuZn33) B and D 66.0% – 68.0% Remainder ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.1%
CW507L-DW* (CuZn36) B and D 63.5% – 65.5% Remainder ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.1%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn Al Fe Ni Pb Sn
CW508L-DW* (CuZn37) B and D 62.0% – 64.0% Remainder ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.1%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn As Fe Mn Pb Sn
CW707R(CuZn30As) B and D 69.0% – 71.0% Remainder 0.02% – 0.06% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.07% ≤ 0.05%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn As Al Fe Mn Ni Pb Sn
CW511L-DW*(CuZn38As) B and D 61.5% – 63.5% Remainder 0.02% – 0.15% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.3% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.1%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn As Al Fe Mn Ni Pb Sn
CW511L-DW*(CuZn38As) (Low Lead) B and D 61.5% – 63.5% Remainder 0.02% – 0.10% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.10% ≤ 0.10% ≤ 0.1%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn Pb Al Fe Ni Si Sn
CW617N*(CuZn40Pb2)
CW612N*(CuZn39Pb2)
B and D 57.0% – 60.0% Remainder 1.6% – 2.2% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.3% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.03% ≤ 0.3%
CW614N*(CuZn39Pb3)
CW603N*(CuZn36Pb3)
C and D 57.0% – 62.0% Remainder 2.5% – 3.5% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.3% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.03% ≤ 0.3%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn Pb Al Fe Sn
CC773S*(CuZn42Al) B and D 57.0% – 59.0% Remainder ≤ 0.2% 0.1% – 0.3% ≤ 0.3% ≤ 0.3%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn As Al Fe Mn Pb Sn
CuZn35Al-C B and D 63.0% – 64.5% Remainder 0.04% – 0.14% 0.2% – 0.7% ≤ 0.3% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.3%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn Si Al Fe Ni Pb Sn
CuZn35AlSiFe B and D 62.5% – 64.5% Remainder 0.5% – 0.8% 0.5% – 0.85% 0.04% – 0.1% ≤ 0.09% ≤ 0.15% ≤ 0.1%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn As Sb Al Fe Mn Ni Pb Sn
CC771S (CuZn38AsSb-C) B and D 62.0% – 65.0% Remainder 0.02% – 0.04% 0.02% – 0.05% 0.45% – 0.7% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.20% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.3%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn Pb Al Fe Mn Ni Si Sn
CC757S* (CuZn39Pb1Al-C) B and D 58.0% – 63.0% Remainder 0.2% – 1.4% 0.3% – 0.9% ≤ 0.3% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.5%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn Pb Si Al Fe Mn Ni Sn
CuZn35Al1.5Sn B and D 64.0% – 66.0% Remainder ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.2% 1.40% – 1.60% ≤ 0.10% ≤ 0.10% ≤ 0.10% 0.50% – 0.70%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn Pb As Al Fe Mn Ni Sn
CC770S (CuZn36Pb -C) B and D 62.0% – 64.0% Remainder 0.2% – 1.6% 0.04% – 0.14% 0.5% – 0.7% ≤ 0.3% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.3%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn Sn P Al Fe Ni Pb Si
CW727R-DW (CuZn35Sn1P) B and D 63.5% – 65.0% Remainder 0.5% – 1% 0.05% – 0.15% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.10% ≤ 0.10% ≤ 0.10% ≤ 0.10%
CW730R-DW* (CuZn41Sn1P) B and D 57.0% – 59.0% Remainder 0.3% – 1.0% 0.05% – 0.1% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.03% ≤ 0.10% ≤ 0.10%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn Pb As Al Fe Mn Ni Sn
CW625N-DW (CuZn35Pb1.5AlAs) B and D 62.0% – 64.0% Remainder 1.2% – 1.6% 0.02% – 0.15% 0.5% – 0.7% ≤ 0.3% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.3%
CW626N-DW (CuZn33Pb1.5AlAs) B and D 64.0% – 66.0% Remainder 1.2% – 1.7% 0.02% – 0.15% 0.8% – 1.0% ≤ 0.3% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.3%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn Pb As Sb Al Fe Mn Ni Sn
CC772S (CuZn36Pb1.5AsSbAl-C) B and D 62.0% – 65.0% Remainder 0.2% – 1.1% 0.02% – 0.04% 0.03% – 0.06% 0.45% – 0.7% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.3%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn Pb As Al Si Fe Mn Ni Sn
CW725R-DW* (CuZn33Pb1AlSiAs) B and D 64.0% – 67.0% Remainder 0.4% – 0.6% 0.04% – 0.08% 0.1% – 0.4% 0.1% – 0.3% ≤ 0.3% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.3%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn Si P Al Fe Mn Ni Pb Sn
CW724R-DW* (CuZn21Si3P) B and D 75.0% – 77.0% Remainder 2.7% – 3.5% 0.02% – 0.10% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.3% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.2% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.2%
Notation Product groups Cu Zn Bi Al Fe Mn Ni Pb Si Sn
CuZn38Bi1Al-C B and D 58.0% – 63.0% Remainder 0.3% – 1.6% 0.3% – 0.9% ≤ 0.3% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.1% ≤ 0.05% ≤ 0.5%
Notation Product groups Cu Sn Zn Pb Ni Fe P S Sb
CC499K (CuSn5Zn5Pb2-C) B and D 84.0% – 88.0% 4.0% – 6.0% 4.0% – 6.0% 0.2% – 3.0% 0.1% – 0.60% ≤ 0.30% ≤ 0.04% ≤ 0.04% ≤ 0.10%
Unless otherwise stated, each impurity is < 0.02% (m/m) in all alloys. For alloys marked with *, certain element contents are further restricted (see the relevant 4MSI Positive List document).

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