Welding And Brass. High brasses contain from 20 to 45 percent zinc. Brass is a popular material used in welding both as a base metal and a filler metal.
In welding fabricators melt the base metal and each workpiece together. In brazing fabricators dont melt the base metal. Brass and bronze are alloys of copper.
That combination allows you to create a base metal that can be heated to a nearly unbearable temperature 200F to 250F to form a strong solder.
Brass is an alloy of Copper Zinc. Brass comes in two kinds. The welding wires used for brass gas welding are. Since Brass is an alloy of zinc and copper it contains between 20 to 45 of zinc.