Midas
Metal Recycling Inc.
2700 Ten Mile Road
(Between Ryan and Dequindre)
Warren, MI 48091
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Brass
is any
alloy
of
copper
and
zinc;
the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied
to create a range of brasses, each of which has
unique properties[1].
Note that in comparison
bronze
is principally an alloy of copper and
tin.[2].
Despite this distinction, some types of brasses
are called bronzes. Brass is a
substitutional alloy.
It is mainly used for decoration, plumbing and
electrical applications, rifle and pistol
ammunition, and extensively in musical
instruments. |
Brass has a yellow color,
somewhat similar to
gold.
It is relatively resistant to
tarnishing,
and is often used as decoration and for coins.
Brass has likely been known to humans since
prehistoric times, even before zinc itself was
discovered. It was produced by melting copper
together with
calamine,
a zinc ore. In the German village of
Breinigerberg
a prehistoric Roman settlement was discovered
where a calamine ore mine existed. During the
melting process, the zinc is extracted from the
calamine and mixes with the copper. Pure zinc,
on the other hand, has too low a boiling point
to have been produced by ancient metalworking
techniques.
We buy all grades
and forms of Brass Scrap
  
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