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Re: Types of brass
« on: April 14, 2024, 02:13:30 pm »
Howdy Frank

Here are a couple of links that may help you figure out what you are looking at .... or not, may even further confuse you, but it is information anyway!

Definitions of H59 & H62 Brass, which seems to be a Chinese material designation system based on approximate percentage of copper:

https://be-cu.com/blog/h59-vs-h62-brass/


Here are some more common "Western" charts and definitions of Brass material specifications:

https://nationalbronze.com/pdfs/spec_reference.pdf

https://www.engineersedge.com/brass.htm

https://www.thoughtco.com/composition-of-common-brass-alloys-2340109
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