Difference between revisions of "Aluminum brass"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An alloy of [ | + | An alloy of [[copper|copper]] and [[zinc|zinc]] that contains up to 2% [[aluminum|aluminum]]. The aluminum acts as a flux to minimize impurities and decrease viscosity. Thus aluminum brass is better for casting intricate designs. The addition of aluminum provides better corrosion resistance along with increased strength and ductility. |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 7 January 2014
Description
An alloy of Copper and Zinc that contains up to 2% Aluminum. The aluminum acts as a flux to minimize impurities and decrease viscosity. Thus aluminum brass is better for casting intricate designs. The addition of aluminum provides better corrosion resistance along with increased strength and ductility.
Authority
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p.45