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Brass Pressings

Brass pressings are formed sheet metal components made from a copper-zinc alloy. This material is selected for its strength, clean finish, corrosion resistance, and ease of forming. It’s often used where visual quality and performance need to go hand in hand.

By adjusting the zinc content or adding elements like tin or lead, the material can be made more ductile or stronger, depending on what the part requires.

Key Properties

Brass pressings are suitable for a range of uses because of the following material characteristics:

  • Bright Appearance: Its naturally golden colour makes it a first choice for exposed parts in electrical or decorative applications.
  • Corrosion Resistance: Brass performs well in damp and chemically exposed environments.
  • Good Machinability: The material bends, forms, and stamps easily without cracking.
  • Stable Electrical Conductivity:Brass is often used where stable, moderate conductivity is needed in contacts and terminals.
  • Balanced Strength: Brass components withstand moderate loads and repeated use in assemblies.

Industry Application

We manufacture brass pressings for several practical applications:

  • Electrical Components: Terminal clips, contact plates, switch connectors. Used where both conductivity and resistance to wear are needed.
  • Plumbing and Sealing Parts: Gaskets, washers, valve components. Brass resists corrosion in wet environments, making it reliable for tapware and fittings.
  • Structural and Mounting Brackets: Often found in enclosures or machinery where strength and formability are needed.
  • Decorative Fittings: Used in architecture, lighting, and controls where the look of the material is part of the design.

Brass Wire Forms

In addition to pressings, we also produce custom brass wire forms—shaped by bending and forming rather than stamping. These are used in:

  • Electrical grounding
  • Switch mechanisms
  • Holding and tensioning applications

Brass wire forms are flexible, corrosion-resistant, and easy to install in assemblies that require non-ferrous components.

Custom Brass Pressings

We manufacture both standard and bespoke brass components. If your project requires a specific shape, performance rating, or alloy mix, our engineers can help. Contact us today for a quote or to discuss your brass pressing or wire form requirement in more detail.

Need something bespoke?

And even if we don’t have exactly the tool we need, European Springs’ in house technology enables us rapidly to design and make complex tools, allowing us to offer more competitive prices.

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