Alloy Composition
Copper-zinc alloy formulations incorporating discrete lead inclusions establish high machinability standards for precision sensor hardware. Free-cutting brass C36000 contains sixty-one point five percent copper along with three percent lead and remaining zinc. Microscopic lead particles act as internal lubricants and chip breakers during high-speed lathe turning.
Nominal yield strength reaches two hundred and forty megapascals in standard temper states.
Machining Performance
High-speed turning operations produce short brittle chips that clear rapid cutting tools without fouling automated machinery. Thermal conductivity allows rapid heat transfer from tool edges into bulk material during deep drilling operations. Tool wear remains low over continuous production cycles due to the lubricating action of elemental lead.
Dimensional tolerances down to five micrometers remain repeatable across batch runs.
Housing Fabrication
Threaded enclosures for industrial pressure transducers utilize this material to ensure tight thread engagement and reliable gasket seating. Housings produced from brass C36000 provide inherent electromagnetic shielding for internal signal conditioning circuits. Mechanical mass dampens ambient structural vibration that might otherwise corrupt sensitive sensor elements.
Tight manufacturing tolerances ensure precise alignment between optical windows and internal detection diodes. Thermal expansion matching prevents mechanical binding when bonded to structural aluminum frames.
Environmental Limit
Corrosion resistance testing in salt spray chambers reveals susceptibility to dezincification when exposed to aggressive aqueous media. Ammonia environments trigger stress corrosion cracking along grain boundaries under applied mechanical tension. Electroless nickel plating stops chemical degradation in harsh chemical plant atmospheres.
Galvanic isolation prevents localized pitting when mounted to carbon steel structures.
