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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
The most commonly used commercial [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=brass brass]. Formerly called market brass, common brass is a mill standard that contains 65% [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper copper] and 35% [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zinc zinc] (Brady 1971). It is ductile and is used for drawing, forming and spinning.
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The most commonly used commercial [[brass]]. Formerly called market brass, common brass is a mill standard that contains 65% [[copper]] and 35% [[zinc]] (Brady 1971). It is ductile and is used for drawing, forming and spinning.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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latão (Port.); high brass; market brass; yellow brass [American Brass]
 
latão (Port.); high brass; market brass; yellow brass [American Brass]
  
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
 
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== Additional Information ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', 10th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1971.
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 397
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 397

Latest revision as of 10:19, 4 July 2022

Description

The most commonly used commercial Brass. Formerly called market brass, common brass is a mill standard that contains 65% Copper and 35% Zinc (Brady 1971). It is ductile and is used for drawing, forming and spinning.

Synonyms and Related Terms

latão (Port.); high brass; market brass; yellow brass [American Brass]

Physical and Chemical Properties

Melting Point 930

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 397
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

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