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The Brasses - Properties & Applications

Publication 117

 Compositions and properties of standard brasses in wrought and cast condition, together with details of BS and European Standards, forms available, fabrication methods and examples of typical applications.

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Section 1 - Introduction

An introduction to the topics and examples of typical applications
Section 2 - Why Make it in Brass?
Explains the very wide variety of combinations of properties unique to brasses that make  them the most cost-effective materials to select for the manufacture of a vast range of products.
Cost-effectiveness
Low cost manufacturing
Corrosion Resistance
Machinability
Section 3 - Choosing the Right Brass
Gives details of the many types of brass available to meet end-user requirements and basic materials selection guidance and basic materials selection guidance.
    Brasses for specific manufacturing processes
Brasses for special applications
Section 4 - Which Forms of Brass
Describes the extensive range of shapes and sizes available and the way in which they can be made.   There is also coverage of the old British standards and material designations and the EN standards and designations which have replaced them.
    Extrusions
Hot stampings
Forgings
Wire
Sheet and strip
Tube
Plate
Castings
Ordering Information
Case histories
Section 5   - How to make it in Brass
Gives details of common forming, fabrication, machining and finishing techniques that can be used in the production of brass components.
Fabrication and joining
Forming brass
Heat treatment
Joining brasses
Machining
Extra surface protection
Section 6   - Types of Brass
Details the basic metallurgy of brasses and the useful effects of alloying additions.
Effects of alloying additions
Free machining brasses
High tensile brasses
Effect of processing on properties
Effect of zinc content on properties
Castability
Available forms and properties
Section 7   - Brasses for Corrosion Resistance
Provides information to help select materials for use in particularly aggressive environments.
Corrosion resistant applications of brasses
Corrosion resistance data
Types of corrosion
Section 8   - Brief History of Brass
Shows the early development of the production and usage of brasses from Egyptian, Grecian and Roman times onwards.
Section 9 - Index
 

 
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