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 |
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0633602. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recomendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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