Brasses – Properties and Applications – Pub 117
Brasses Properties and Applications is a publication that provides information on 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. 2005. 64pp.
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Contents
| 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 or products.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Section 6 | Types of Brass Details the basic metallurgy of brasses and the useful effects of alloying additions.
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| Section 7 | Brasses for Corrosion Resistance Provides information to help select materials for use in particularly aggressive environments.
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| 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 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 If you have printed off all the sections you might find it useful to print the index too. |