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Metal grades of brass ingots
Ingots are made from the following brass grades: LC30A3, L85, LC25S2, L80, LC40S, L70, LC23A6Zh3Mts2, L68, LC16K4, LZhMts59-1-1, L63, LMtsA57-3-1, LMts58-2, LS58-3, LS74-3, LS63-3, LS59-1.
Brass ingot standards
GOST standards:
GOST 15527-2004 — pressure-treated brasses;
GOST 614-97 — non-ferrous metals in ingots;
GOST 17711-93 — cast brasses.
Brass Ingot Weight Table
| Typical weight, kg | Volume, cm³ | Note |
| 2 | 235 | laboratory / small ingots |
| 5 | 588 | small pigs |
| 10 | 1176 | small batch standard |
| 15 | 1765 | medium format |
| 20 | 2353 | industry standard |
| 25 | 2941 | the most common |
| 30 | 3529 | heavy ingots |
| 40 | 4706 | large batches of remelting |
| 50 | 5882 | metallurgical blanks |