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Stainless steel won't tarnish or rust. It is more cost effective now to use a cheaper metal and coat it with stainless steel. Some hardware is brass coated with stainless steel.
Valves are made from metals, including brass, bronze, iron, steel, and alloys, as well as from plastics.
it is stronger
In general, magnets will stick to steel. There are many stainless alloy steels that are non-magnetic, however. Most stainless steels have a metallic crystal structure that gives them few or no magnetic properties.
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Composition and Properties The best way to differentiate between brass and stainless steel is to know their composition. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, while steel is an alloy of iron, carbon, and chromium. Just by their base metal, you can easily tell which has suitable properties for particular applications.
brass is heavier than steel. brass is 4.199857lbs. and steel is only 3.8636lbs. hih.
Linear Temperature Expansion Coefficient (10-6 in/in oF) Brass = 10.4 Steel = 7.3 Therefore brass will expand or contract more steel.
If a steel pipe is fitted with a brass tap, it is the brass tap that will get corroded.
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You can mark or slightly dent steel with a brass punch, but the steel is always going to win.
Brass hinges last longer than steel hinges.
Bronze is not stronger than steel, broze was developed around 3500 BC and steel much latter, both are alloys.
Yes. Actually... a diamond is NOT 'stronger' than steel. A diamond is 'harder' than steel, but it is not stronger.
Because if you join copper (the pipe) directly into steel (the radiator) the electrolytic difference is so great they would corrode very quickly. By using brass between them you reove this risk.