Free Machining Brass
Brass is a versatile metal alloy primarily composed of copper and zinc. The combination of these two metals creates a material that offers excellent strength while still being highly workable. Because of its good formability, brass can be easily shaped through processes such as forming, stamping, drawing, and machining, making it widely used across many industries.
One of the key advantages of brass is that its properties can be adjusted by changing the percentage of zinc in the alloy. This allows manufacturers to produce different types of brass with varying levels of corrosion resistance, hardness, ductility, and machinability. These characteristics make brass suitable for applications ranging from precision components to structural parts.
Equivalent Specification
| ISO Symbols | Equivalent Alloy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNS | EN | BS | JIS | IS | |
| CuZn36Pb3 |
C36000 C35600 C36010 |
CW603N | CZ124 |
C3601 C3602 |
IS 319 Gr II |
| CuZn39Pb3 | C38500 | CW614N | CZ121PB3 |
C3603 C3604 |
IS 319 GR I |
| CuZn38Pb4 | – | CW609N | CZ121PB4 | – | – |