Here you will find our wide range of brass for further processing to meet your needs. We have among other things:
Our brass plates come in sizes from 0.5 millimeters up to six millimeters and are available in soft, semi-hard, and hard types. We also carry both round and square solid brass rods.
Brass is often used for fixtures, faucets, handles, lamps, instruments, candlesticks, showerheads, and much more. Its many good properties and diverse applications, combined with the low price, make brass a popular metal. Buy your brass online at Ahlsell and enjoy fast delivery to your preferred address – easy and quick.
What is brass made of?
Brass essentially consists of pure copper alloyed with 5-40 percent zinc. Additionally, smaller amounts of other metals can be added to give specific properties to the individual alloy. Brass can be categorized into these three groups:
- Classic brass with copper and zinc
- Brass with lead
- Brass with other metals
Zinc helps to make the material stronger and harder. It can be said that the more zinc added, the stronger and more resilient the brass becomes. Thanks to the zinc content, brass is typically considered a material that can withstand corrosion.
What properties does brass have?
Most brass alloys are suitable for machining due to their hardness - this can include processes like milling and punching. In fact, CW614N is rated as index 100 for machinability, making it one of the most machinable metal alloys known to us.
Brass is significantly characterized by its gold-like color, which sets it apart from both copper and bronze shades. Brass has many good properties and is widely used for decorative purposes in both interior and exterior applications. It is used for items such as lamps, door handles, building facades, and other decorations.
Additionally, brass has great flexibility in shaping, and depending on the type of alloy, it can also be shaped through methods like extrusion, rolling, and forging. Its good machinability and high corrosion resistance mean that brass is often used for fittings and other plumbing equipment, where it's essential for the material to be processed with the necessary details within various tolerances. Thus, brass has many advantages.
Be inspired to use brass in your projects
In fact, brass has been frequently used by people since before the year 1500, and its applications are many. For example, brass has been used for making coins, brass cannons, and door handles.
But today, brass is typically used for a variety of different forms and purposes, including round, square, and hexagonal brass rods, brass plates, and brass strips – all of which you can find in the assortment at Ahlsell.
Brass is easy to recognize by its golden color, which often explains why it is a popular metal used for various decorative purposes, both indoors and outdoors in homes. In fact, it is the zinc content that makes brass a hard and solid material. This also means that the more zinc added, the stronger the metal is.
You can use our brass plates for many different purposes in both construction, hobbies, and boating. For example, brass plates are excellent for cladding walls or tabletops, for making nameplates, and various fittings. You can order the plates in three different types and hardness levels: soft, semi-hard, and hard.
With brass strips, you can add a decorative detail to, for example, between the planks in a wooden table or as a transition between two rooms or floor types.
The round brass rods come in diameters from 3-120 millimeters, the square brass rods come in diameters of 10-50 millimeters, and the hexagonal brass rods come in diameters of 7-26 millimeters – and all three variants are three meters long. You can easily cut the brass rods with a jigsaw or an angle grinder with a steel disc.
You can use brass rods for a variety of different projects as well as for decorative purposes. The flat brass strips come in various widths, namely 15-100 millimeters, and thicknesses from 3-30 millimeters – all also three meters long.
Find untreated brass and polished brass
Like many other metals, brass can be found with several different surfaces, which means it can have different appearances. Untreated brass is simply brass with the same surface finish as from the production process. This gives it a matte and robust appearance.
Untreated brass shows the metal's original and natural color, which can add character. If it is brushed brass, it means that the surface has been brushed and sanded with fine-grained sandpaper. This results in brass having a matte surface that does not reflect light.
Polished brass, on the other hand, has a more shiny and glossy surface that can add some exclusive details. There is also another type of surface called bronzed brass – this is also referred to as oxidized brass. A bronzing of brass makes the surface resemble old brass. As the name suggests, bronzed brass has a browner and darker color.
Ahlsell is your supplier of brass
Timely delivery is a given with us. By using Ahlsell’s Tidslevering, you can have your steel delivered any weekday after 7:00 AM, when it suits you best. You can find our entire range in our online webshop.
We have many years of experience with products from various leading manufacturers. Therefore, you can always rely on us to provide good service and guidance when you need to order brass at your nearest Ahlsell store.
You can choose to have your new metals delivered to your home, construction site, or any other location. You can also simply reserve the products at your nearest Ahlsell store. After a short time, all your metals will be ready for pickup.
FAQ:
What properties does brass have?
Brass has several different properties. Brass can provide you with great flexibility in shaping. Depending on the type of alloy, brass can also be shaped through methods such as extrusion, rolling, and forging. Its good machinability and high corrosion resistance mean that brass is often used for fittings and other equipment in plumbing.
How do I cut my brass?
How you should cut your brass depends on what type of brass you have. Do you have brass plates or brass rods, for example? If you have brass rods that need to be cut, you can easily cut them with a jigsaw or an angle grinder with a steel disc. If you are cutting brass plates, you can use a jigsaw.
How strong is brass?
Brass is a very strong material that you can use for many different projects. The zinc content determines how strong and solid the brass will be. This also means that the more zinc that is added to the brass, the stronger the metal is. Besides being a strong material, brass is also used for many decorative purposes.