Copper and brass: strip, sheet, plate and bar
Brass, bronze and copper strip, bare or tinned, copper foil, sheet, plate and busbars, and brass bars and tubes, from stock or from production. Slit to width, cut to size or cut to length on request.
Copper and brass
Choose your product
Send the required strip thickness, width and temper; availability and origin are confirmed per lot. Sheet, plate, bars and tubes come in standard sizes, cut to size or length on request. EN 10204 3.1 certificates confirmed per lot.
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Brass and bronze strip
- CuZn30, CuZn33 and CuZn37 brass; CuSn4, CuSn6 and CuSn8 phosphor bronze
- From 0.10 mm thick, slit widths from 3 mm
- Tempers to EN 1652 and EN 1654, in coils or traverse-wound
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Tinned strip
- Hot-dip tinned CuZn30 brass; copper and bronze on request
- From 0.10 mm thick, slit to width
- Tin layer to your specification, for example 1–3 µm pure tin
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Copper strip and foil
- Cu-ETP, Cu-OF, Cu-PHC, Cu-HCP and Cu-DHP
- Strip from 0.10 mm; foil down to 0.05 mm on request
- Slit to width, for connectors, electronics and cable strip
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Copper sheet and plate
- Rolled sheet in Cu-ETP, Cu-DHP and Cu-HCP
- Plate in Cu-DHP, Cu-OFE and CuCr1Zr
- Standard sizes, or cut to size to your drawing
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Copper busbars and bars
- Flat bars (busbars) in Cu-ETP and Cu-OF
- Round bars in Cu-ETP and Cu-HCP; square bars in Cu-OFE
- CuCr1Zr flat, square and round bars for welding electrodes
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Brass bars and tubes
- CuZn39Pb3 free-cutting brass: round, flat, square and hexagon bars
- CuZn40Pb2 round and flat bars; CuZn40 round and hexagon bars
- Round tubes in CuZn37 and CuZn39Pb3; copper tubes in Cu-OFE
Some images are renderings of typical products. Stainless steel spring and precision strip: see precision strip.
Copper and brass weight calculator
Weight per metre, per piece and per order for strip, sheet, bars and tubes. The result goes straight into your enquiry.
Nominal weights from nominal sizes and the typical density of the grade at 20 °C: flat, strip or sheet = width × thickness, round = 0.7854 × d², square = a², hexagon = 0.866 × s² (s across flats), tube = 3.1416 × (D − t) × t. Corner radii are ignored. Actual weights vary within the tolerances of the product standard.
Round bar weights in kg per metre
Tap a weight to load that bar into the calculator.
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How to get a price
A copper or brass quotation in three steps
Strip, sheet, bars and tubes on one quotation, with the documents your project needs.
Send us
- The grade or material number and the product standard, for example CuZn30 strip to EN 1652 or Cu-ETP flat bar to EN 13601
- The size (thickness × width, diameter, across flats, or tube outside diameter × wall), temper or hardness, tolerances and surface; for strip also the tin layer and the coil inside diameter
- Quantity in kilograms, pieces or metres, the first delivery and the yearly volume, the delivery place and date, and the certificates you need
Good to know
- From stock or from productionStandard sizes of sheet, plate, bars and tubes from stock or from production; strip is made to order, from minimum production quantities per size. We confirm availability and the date in our offer.
- CertificatesEN 10204 3.1, confirmed per lot in our quotation, with the temper or hardness and, for tinned strip, the tin layer.
- One deliveryCopper and brass can travel with stainless steel and aluminium in one shipment from Beveren (Port of Antwerp), collected or delivered.
Copper and brass grades
Copper, brass and bronze grades with their EN material numbers and the former DIN numbers. Tell us the grade and the standard your drawing calls for.
| Grade | EN number (DIN) | Product forms | Typical use |
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| Cu-ETP | CW004A (2.0065) | Strip, sheet, flat and round bar | Electrical conductors and busbars |
| Cu-OF | CW008A (2.0040) | Strip, flat bar | Electronics; parts that are welded or brazed |
| Cu-OFE | CW009A | Plate, square bar, round tube | Vacuum and high-conductivity electronic parts |
| Cu-PHC | CW020A | Strip and foil | Connectors, electronics and cable strip |
| Cu-HCP | CW021A (2.0070) | Strip, sheet, drawn round bar | Conductive parts that are brazed or welded |
| Cu-DHP | CW024A (2.0090) | Strip, sheet and plate | Heat exchangers, roofing, brazed and welded parts |
| CuCr1Zr | CW106C (2.1293) | Plate, flat, square and round bar | Resistance welding electrodes and moulds |
| CuZn30 | CW505L (2.0265) | Strip, bare or tinned | Connectors, terminals and deep-drawn parts |
| CuZn33 | CW506L (2.0280) | Strip | Stampings, connectors and terminals |
| CuZn37 | CW508L (2.0321) | Strip, sheet and plate, round bar, round tube | Cold forming and deep drawing, sheet metal parts |
| CuZn39Pb3 | CW614N (2.0401) | Round, flat, square and hexagon bar; round tube | Turned parts on automatic lathes |
| CuZn40 | CW509L (2.0360) | Round and hexagon bar | Hot-formed parts and fittings |
| CuZn40Pb2 | CW617N (2.0402) | Round and flat bar | Hot stampings and machined parts |
| CuSn6 | CW452K (2.1020) | Strip | Springs, connectors and contact pins |
Other alloys on request, including CuZn36, the tin bronzes CuSn4 and CuSn8, and connector alloys such as CuNiSi and CuFe2P.
Standards and documents
- Strip, sheet and plate: EN 1652 for general purposes, EN 1654 for springs and connectors, EN 13599 for copper for electrical purposes
- Hot-dip tinned strip: EN 13148
- Bars and rods: EN 12163 for general purposes, EN 12164 for free machining, EN 12167 for profiles and bars, EN 13601 for copper for electrical purposes
- Tubes: EN 12449 seamless round tubes for general purposes; EN 13600 copper tubes for electrical purposes
- Tempers stated as tensile strength (R) or hardness (H) classes of the product standard
- EN 10204 3.1 inspection certificates, confirmed per lot in our quotation
Frequently asked questions
Which copper and brass products can you supply?
Brass, bronze and copper strip, bare or hot-dip tinned, copper foil, copper sheet and plate, busbars and bars, and brass bars and tubes. Grades range from Cu-ETP, Cu-OF and Cu-DHP copper to CuZn30, CuZn37 and CuZn39Pb3 brass and CuSn6 bronze. Strip is made to order; sheet, plate, bars and tubes come in standard sizes, cut to size or length on request.
Do you supply tinned strip?
Yes. Hot-dip tinned CuZn30 brass strip from 0.10 mm thick, with the tin layer to your specification, for example 1–3 µm pure tin. Copper and bronze strip can also be tinned on request; tell us the base alloy, the temper and the tin layer.
What is the difference between Cu-ETP, Cu-OF and Cu-DHP?
Cu-ETP (CW004A) is widely used for electrical conductors and busbars. It contains oxygen, so it is not suited to welding or brazing in a hydrogen atmosphere. Cu-OF (CW008A) is oxygen-free and keeps its conductivity; use it where parts are welded or brazed. Cu-DHP (CW024A) is phosphorus-deoxidised: lower conductivity, but very good for welding, brazing and forming, for tubes, heat exchangers and roofing.
Which brass should I choose?
CuZn30 and CuZn33 for strip that is stamped, bent or deep drawn, such as connectors and terminals. CuZn37 for sheet and cold-formed parts. CuZn39Pb3 is the free-cutting brass for turned parts on automatic lathes; CuZn40Pb2 suits hot stampings and machining.
What quantities and sizes are realistic?
Made-to-order sizes typically start from minimum production quantities per size. Send your exact thickness, width, temper, coating and annual volume and we confirm feasibility, price and lead time per enquiry. Standard sizes of sheet, plate and bar can be quoted in smaller quantities, cut to size or to length.
How do I calculate the weight of copper or brass?
Kg per metre = cross-section in mm² × density in kg/dm³ ÷ 1,000. Copper weighs about 8.9 kg/dm³, brass about 8.4 to 8.5 kg/dm³. A flat bar of 50 × 10 mm in Cu-ETP (8.93) weighs about 4.47 kg/m; a strip of 0.5 × 20 mm in CuZn30 (8.53) about 0.085 kg/m, or 11.7 m per kg. The calculator on this page does it for you.
Why do copper and brass prices change so often?
The price of copper and brass products follows the metal market. It is made up of the metal value, which moves with the copper price, and the charge for rolling, drawing or cutting. That is why quotations for copper products have a short validity.
Which documents do you provide?
EN 10204 3.1 inspection certificates, confirmed per lot in our quotation, with the mechanical properties and, for tinned strip, the tin layer as agreed per order.
Can copper and brass be combined with stainless steel or aluminium in one delivery?
Yes. Copper and brass can be combined with stainless steel and aluminium in one shipment with one set of documents, collected FCA Beveren (Port of Antwerp) or delivered.
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