ASTM B134, ASTM B135, ASTM B43, SAE J461, ASTM B36

EN: CuZn15, CW502L

C23000 brass is the most durable of all metals for commercial water pipe in the practical price range. Excellent for its resistance to dezincification and season cracking for which the high copper brasses are known. Moderate strength and good retention of spring properties. Specified for underground service lines since it offers greatest corrosion resistance to all types of potable waters. Applications for C23000 brass include costume jewelry, fire hose couplings, zippers, condenser and heat exchanger tubes. Popular as an outdoor metal and has found for itself a very important place in modern architecture. Also known as Nordic Brass. The EN equivalent for this alloy isåÊCuZn15.

Typical Uses for C23000 Red Brass:

ARCHITECTURE: Etching Parts, Weather Strip, Trim

ELECTRICAL: Sockets, Screw Shells, Conduit, Rotor Bars, AC Motors

FASTENERS: Fasteners, Eyelets

INDUSTRIAL: Heat Exchanger Shells, Flexible Metal Hose, Pump Cylinder Liners, Tags, Radiator Cores, Pickling Crates, Condenser Tubes, Fire Extinguishers, Tubing for Instrumentation, Tubing for Heat Exchangers, Heat Exchangers

BUILDERS HARDWARE: Kick Plates

PLUMBING: Fittings, Pump Lines, Pipe Service Lines, Pipe Nipples, Pipe, Service Lines, J-Bends, Traps

OTHER: Fire Hose Couplings