Brass comes in several different
types, each determined by the quality and composition. Generally, brass
is yellowish to golden. Often used to make keys, pipes, hardware such as
nuts and bolts, lamps and other fixtures, and even decorative odds and
ends, brass is heavy and often has a shiny, perhaps polished finish.
Anyone who works toward a home design overhaul may be find themselves in
possession of a great deal of brass worthy of recycling, and collecting
that can be a good way to fund the redesign or renovation of the home.
While there are literally dozens of types
of brass, three basic ranges are used in manufacturing today, and their
properties are useful for understanding recyclability:
● Cartridge
● C330
● C360
● C330
● C360
Cartridge Brass
Having both a high content of zinc and of
copper, cartridge is used in a wide variety of industries requiring
cold work capability. Hardware, automotive, and ammunitions components
are often constructed of this. It is strong and dependable.
C330 Brass
Commonly used in the construction of
tubing, C330 has only a very slight lead composition, around 0.5 %. It
is malleable and can be subjected to many modes of manufacture such as
bending, punching, machining and piercing. Like copper, it withstands
welding, brazing and soldering well. In fact, it is especially useful
for brazing unlike metals to steel as it holds well.
C360 Brass
C360 is considered a leaded brass. High
in zinc, it has a higher level of lead, too. This brass offers high
machinability, corrosion resistance, a natural lubricant mimicking
quality, durability and easy free cutting capability. It is most often
used in the construction of copper-based screw machine components. With a
fine leaded finish, this is considered the easiest brass type to plate,
braze or solder.
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