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Brass
Brass is a metal alloy of copper and zinc. If you add a third,
fourth or more components this alloy is called special brass.
In technical characteristics, when compared to copper, brass
is a more solid metal and has better mechanical and corrosion
resistance. For different manufacturing methods such casting,
pressing or cutting, brass is more practical and easy to use.
In our manufacturing methods we use individual and special
brass alloy. To increase the level of brass homogeneity and
to guarantee a complete dilution of the zinc with the copper,
the quantity of nickel is increased to 0,6% and the aluminium
content is increased to 0,3-0,8%. All these additional com-
ponents improved brass resistance against the process called
“
zinc wash-out”. Relatively high levels of steel (0,7%) reduce
the size of brass grains and increase the corrosion resistance.
Our metal composition also has a high level of mechanical
resistance which guarantees our customers a long life for all
their FEDE decorative switch plates and light fixtures.