Common Brasses & their Applications

Table M3 - Common Brasses & their Applications - Bauccio (1993) and Horath (1995)

Name	UNS #	Composition	Applications
Red Brass	C23000	80 Cu 20 Zn	Weathering stripping, conduit, sockets, fasteners, fire extinguishers
Cartridge Brass	C26000	70 Cu 30 Zn	Radiator cores and tanks, fasteners, locks, hinges, ammunition components, pins, rivets
Yellow Brass	C26800 C27000	65 Cu 35 Zn	Radiators, lamp fixtures, plumbing supplies
Medium-Leaded Brass	C35000	64.25 Cu 34.75 Zn 1 Pb	Engravings, gears, nuts, couplings
High-Leaded Brass	C35300	62.5 Cu 35.75 Zn 1.75 Pb	Nuts, gears, wheels, clock parts
Free-Cutting Brass	C36000	61.5 Cu 35.5 Zn 3 Pb	Gears and pinions
Muntz Metal	C28000	60 Cu 40 Zn	Architectural, large nuts and bolts, brazing rods, hardware panels and sheets, forging
Naval Brass	C46400 - C46700	60 Cu 39.25 Zn 0.75 Sn	Nuts and bolts, propeller shafts
Forged Brass	C37700	60 Cu 38 Zn 2 Pb	Forging, valve stems, plumbing supplies

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