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C33000 Brass Forgings C33000 (UNS C33000) — Low-Leaded Brass — is a 66% copper alpha-brass with minimal lead content (0.25–0.7%), providing the best corrosion resistance of any leaded brass while still retaining moderate machinability benefit from the small lead addition. … Continue reading →

C34000 Brass Forgings C34000 (UNS C34000) — Medium-Leaded Brass — is a 64% copper alloy with moderate lead content (0.8–1.5%) that offers a balanced combination of corrosion resistance, moderate machinability, and good strength. The higher copper content (versus C36000 and … Continue reading →

CW724R Brass Forgings CW724R (CuZn20Al2As, EN 12167) — Aluminium Brass — is a specialist alloy combining brass with 2% aluminium and arsenic (dezincification inhibitor) that achieves significantly superior corrosion resistance in seawater, high-velocity marine environments, and condensate service compared to … Continue reading →

CW712R Brass Forgings CW712R (CuZn36Sn1Pb) is the European EN 12167 designation for naval brass — a ternary alloy of copper, zinc, and tin with a small lead addition for machinability, equivalent to ASTM C46400 and C48200. The tin content (0.70–1.30%) … Continue reading →

CW614N Brass Forgings CW614N (CuZn39Pb3) is the European EN designation for free-cutting brass — the highest machinability alloy in the EN brass range, equivalent to ASTM C36000 (UNS C36000). With 3.0% lead content and a 60/39 copper-zinc ratio, CW614N produces … Continue reading →

C28000 Brass Forgings C28000 (UNS C28000), known as Muntz Metal or 60-40 Brass, is a hot-working alloy with 60% copper and 40% zinc that provides the highest zinc content of any commercially forged brass. The high zinc content gives C28000 … Continue reading →

C35300 Brass Forgings C35300 (UNS C35300), designated High-Leaded Brass, bridges the gap between C36000 free-cutting brass (maximum machinability) and C37700 forging brass (maximum forgeability). With 60.0–63.0% copper and 1.5–2.5% lead content (similar to CW617N/C37700 but slightly lower zinc), C35300 combines … Continue reading →

C48200 Brass Forgings C48200 (UNS C48200) — Medium Leaded Naval Brass — is an enhanced version of C46400 Naval Brass with a higher lead content (0.40–1.00%) added to improve machinability while retaining the tin-modified marine corrosion resistance of the base … Continue reading →

C46400 Brass Forgings C46400 (UNS C46400), universally known as Naval Brass or Uninhibited Naval Brass, is a 60-40 brass alloy with a 0.75% tin addition that significantly improves corrosion resistance in seawater and marine environments compared to standard 60-40 brass. … Continue reading →

C38500 Brass Forgings C38500 (UNS C38500), commercially known as Architectural Bronze (despite containing no tin, making it technically a brass), is one of the most forgeable copper alloys available. With approximately 57% copper, 40% zinc, and 3% lead — the … Continue reading →

C36500 Brass Forgings C36500 (UNS C36500) — commercially known as Leaded Muntz Metal — is a 60-40 alpha-beta brass with a small lead addition (0.25–0.7%) to improve machinability over the unleaded C28000 Muntz Metal. The 60/40 copper-zinc ratio gives C36500 … Continue reading →

C36000 Brass Forgings C36000 (UNS C36000, CDA 360) — universally recognized as the benchmark “Free-Cutting Brass” with a machinability index of 100% — is used for forged blanks and open-die forgings where maximum CNC machinability is the primary requirement. While … Continue reading →

CW602N DZR Brass Forgings | Dezincification Resistant | CuZn36Pb2As CW602N (CuZn36Pb2As, also known as DZR brass or dezincification-resistant brass) is a specialist forging alloy containing arsenic (As) as a dezincification inhibitor, making it the approved alloy for potable water fittings … Continue reading →

C37700 Brass Forgings | ASTM B124 Forging Brass | UNS C37700 C37700 brass (UNS C37700, ASTM B124) — also known as Forging Brass or Architectural Bronze in some US trade references — is the primary American ASTM alloy specifically designated … Continue reading →

CW617N Brass Forgings | CuZn40Pb2 Hot Forging Brass CW617N brass forgings — also designated CuZn40Pb2, IS 319 Grade 2, DIN CuZn40Pb2, and ASTM B124 C37700 equivalent — represent the principal European EN alloy specifically engineered for hot closed-die forging. With … Continue reading →