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Materialen in de metaalbewerking MESSING [engelstalige bron]

Brasses General Binary alloys of copper and zinc are known as "brasses". Brasses with up to 15% zinc are ductile but difficult to machine. Machinability improves with increasing zinc content up to 36% Zn. Brasses with less than 20% Zn have corrosion resistance equivalent to copper, but with better tensile strengths. Brasses with 20 to 40% Zn have lower corrosion resistance and are subject to dezincification and stress corrosion cracking, especially when ammonia is present. Types Different Types include : Nonleaded Brass Leaded Brass Casting Brass