Free Machining
DESCRIPTION
Free machining brass is the most versatile and commonly used copper alloy, second only to copper itself! It is used excessively to make an indescribable amount and variety of screw machine products. It’s 100% machinability stems from a favourable interaction between the material’s basic structure and a few precents of lead. The result is an alloy with good engineering properties and the ability to be machined at an extremely low cost.
SPEC LIST (Equivalent Spec)
Typical Uses
BUILDERS HARDWARE |
Lock Pins |
ELECTRICAL |
Precision Shipboard Equipment |
FASTENERS |
Rivets, Bolts, Nuts |
INDUSTRIAL |
Welding Rod, Condenser Plates, Structural Uses, Valve Stems, Balls, Heat Exchanger Tube, Aircraft Turn Buckle Barrels, Bearings, Dies, Golf Ball Production, Pressure Vessels, Bearings, Bushings, Hub Cones |
MARINE |
Propeller Shafts, Marine Hardware, Decorative Fittings, Shafting, Propeller Shafts, Turn buckles |
PLUMBING |
Fittings |
Sizes / Forms available from RMPL
Round Bar |
0.0625" [1.5mm] to 3" [76mm] Diameter |
Hex Bar |
0.125" [3mm] to 2.75" [70mm] Across Flats |
Square Bar |
0.125" [3mm] to 2.5" [63mm] Across Flats |
Flat Bar |
1/8" [3mm] - 5/32" [4mm] Thick and to 1" [25mm] Wide, 5/32" [4mm] - 3/16" [4.75mm] Thick and to 1.5" [38mm] Wide, 3/16" [4.75mm] - 2" [50mm] Thick and to 2.5" [63mm] Wide |
