LEADED RED BRASS CASTING

Red Brass Alloy

Red brass is the most durable of all metals for the plumbing industry and commercial water pipe applications. It is excellent for resistance to dezincification and season cracking which most high copper brasses are known for. Dezincification Resistant Alloys (also known as DZR or DR Alloys) such as Red Brass C352 has a small amount of arsenic added to the alloy in order to prevent chlorinated water from leaching the zinc from your plumbing products which eventually leads to the weakening and cracking of your plumbing products.

Red brass is also specified for underground service lines since it offers great corrosion resistance to all types of potable waters, and has moderate strength and good retention of spring properties.

Red Brass Applications Formed into fittings & nipples for carrying water in commercial plumbing and OEM applications. Low cost bearing materials.

Naval Brass C46400 is nominally composed of 60% copper, 39.2% zinc, and 0.8% tin. As is typical of brass alloys with the duplex alpha + beta structure, C46400 has good strength and rigidity. By substituting tin for an equal quantity of zinc, a high corrosion resistance to seawater is achieved. The addition of tin also gives the alloy an inherent resistance to dezincification, thereby further inhibiting the impingement by seawater at higher than normal temperatures. The alloy is also noted for its resistance to wear, fatigue, galling, and stress corrosion cracking.

C693 Lead-Free Brass has excellent dezincification corrosion resistance and excellent stress corrosion cracking resistance. One if its unique features is that it is corrosion resistant to chemicals found in water and gas. It has high strength equivalent to stainless steel. It also has good machinability, excellent hot forgeability, easily accepts solder and brazing, and has excellent polishing and plating capabilities. C69300 Lead-Free Brass is compliant with the Federal Drinking Water Act, and it also support applications following the U.S. EPA standards for antimicrobial performance.

C23000 brass is the most durable of all metals for commercial water pipe in the practical price range. Excellent for its resistance to dezincification and season cracking for which the high copper brasses are known. Moderate strength and good retention of spring properties. Specified for underground service lines since it offers greatest corrosion resistance to all types of potable waters. Applications for C23000 brass include costume jewelry, fire hose couplings, zippers, condenser and heat exchanger tubes. Popular as an outdoor metal and has found for itself a very important place in modern architecture. Also known as Nordic Brass. The EN equivalent for this alloy isåÊCuZn15.

C83600 Leaded Red Brass, also known as 85 metal, is the most common red brass containing 85% copper and 5% each of tin, lead and zinc. Typical uses for red brass involve electrical hardware, fixtures, pumps and more. Aviva Metals offers C83600 Leaded Red Brass, SAE 40 in a variety of shapes including bars, pipes and tubes. INDUSTRIAL: Handles for Dental Equipment, Air Actuators, Valve Bodies, Valves, Bushings, Pump Parts, Pumps, Valve Bodies, Impellers, Pump Fixtures, Couplings, Valves, Transducer Housings, Valve Bodies for the Water Meter Industry, Valves for the Water Meter Industry, Pumps, Low Pressure Valves, Small Gears, Bearings, Bearing Segments for Steel Industry, Pressure Blocks for Steel Industry, Rings, Printing Presses, Furnace

C84400 is the most widely used alloy in the semi-leaded red brass family, known for its reasonable cost with good machining and casting properties. The lead content ensures pressure tightness. Red brass is also used for low-cost bearing materials under low loads. This group of alloys is typically found in plumbing applications. See more applications below.