• Brass Offers Good Corrosion Resistance From Water and Heat and Resists Attack From Salt Water and Acids, Minerals and Peaty Soils Contained in Water. • Relative Softness of Metal Provides for a Tight Seal and Ease of Installation. • Brass Offers Many of the Same Advantages of Copper, With a Heavier Wall.

• Brass Is Utilized Primarily for Water in Commercial Plumbing and OEM Applications. For Potable water applications, lead-free brass is used and non-potable water applications, leaded is used. Brass is Also Used in Oil, Gas and Steam Applications. • Brass Piping Products Were Specified in Commercial Codes Prior to the Advent of Copper Tubing and Fittings – Therefore, There is Excellent Demand for Maintenance and Repair Purposes Throughout the Northeast. • Although the Product Lines Are Very Mature, Many OEM’s and Municipalities Are Changing From Traditional Malleable Iron and Galvanized Applications to Brass Because of Longevity and Due to Superior Corrosion Resistances and Aesthetics.