[TheForge] welding red brass, slightly OT

[ries]

Jim is right- C230-  I got my two's and three's mixed up.

sorry.

ries

On Jul 1, 2009, at 9:17 AM, James Binnion wrote:

If it truly is red brass which is the old trade name for C2300 which
is 85% copper 15% zinc you can oxyacetylene or TIG it but it has a
tendency to fume. It is rated as only "Good" for those two welding
processes and not recommended for  stick you could probably MIG it
with argon shield gas but I don't know where you would get the wire.
Brazing is better but then there is the color mismatch issue with the
filler material.

FWIW


James Binnion
jbin at well.com



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