The table below
gives the fabrication properties which are relevant to the fabricator
who carries out the joining and assembly of material.
The corrosion resistance
of the architectural alloys in various environments is also shown.
|
Alloy Name
|
Section Brass
|
Bending Section Brass
|
Section Brass (Pink
Color)
|
Architectural Bronze
|
Section Nickel Silver
|
|
FABRICATION
DATA
|
|
Machinability
% (A)
|
90
|
75
|
60
|
70
|
70
|
|
Riveting
& Peening
|
NR
|
F-G
|
NR
|
F
|
F-G
|
|
Thread
Rolling
|
NR
|
F-G
|
NR
|
F
|
F-G
|
|
Bending
(Cold)
|
F
|
G-E
|
F
|
F-G
|
G
|
|
Cold
Heading
|
NR
|
F
|
NR
|
F
|
F
|
|
Hot
Extrusion
|
E
|
G-E
|
G-E
|
G-E
|
G
|
|
Hot
Forging
|
G-E
|
E
|
G
|
G-E
|
G
|
|
Hot
Forging Temp C
|
650
|
675
|
600
|
700
|
750
|
|
Annealing
C (B) (C)
|
550
|
550
|
520
|
550
|
650
|
|
Stress
Relieving C (B)
|
250
|
275
|
250
|
250
|
300
|
|
JOINING
|
|
Oxy-Acetylene
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Welding
|
F
|
F
|
NR
|
F-G
|
F
|
|
Gas
Shielding Arc
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(TIG
& MIG)
|
F-G
|
F-G
|
F-G
|
F-G
|
F
|
|
Coated
Metal Arc
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Welding
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Carbon
Arc Welding
|
F
|
NR
|
NR
|
F
|
F
|
|
Soft
Soldering
|
E
|
E
|
NR
|
E
|
E
|
|
Silver
Soldering
|
F-G
|
G
|
NR
|
G
|
E
|
| CORROSION
RESISTANCE |
|
Rural
Atmosphere
|
E
|
E
|
G
|
E
|
E
|
|
Industrial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Atmosphere
|
G
|
G
|
F-G
|
G
|
E
|
|
Marine
Atmosphere
|
F-G
|
F-G
|
F-G
|
G
|
G-E
|
|
Sea
Water
|
F
|
F
|
F
|
F-G
|
G-E
|
|
Drinking
Water
|
F-G
|
F-G
|
F-G
|
G-E
|
G-E
|
|
|
| KEY
E-Excellent G-Good F-Fair NR-Not Recommended |
|
(A)
Free Cutting Brass / 100% Machinability
|
|
(B)
1 hour at temperature
|
|
(C)
Do not quench
|
|
The
above information is intended only as a general guide to performance
and application suitability.
|
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