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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The most commonly used commercial [ | + | 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 == | ||
Revision as of 10:13, 13 January 2014
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]
| Melting Point | 930 |
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Additional Information
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
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996