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Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2013
Applicant:

Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu-Shi, Fukuoka, JP;

Inventor:

Toru Uchida, Fukuoka-Ken, JP;

Assignee:

Toto Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 1/02 (2006.01); C22C 1/03 (2006.01); C22C 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 9/04 (2013.01); C22C 1/02 (2013.01); C22C 1/03 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a brass that possesses high corrosion resistance even without undergoing a heat treatment step contemplated for dezincification corrosion suppression. This brass includes 55% by mass to 75% by mass of Cu (copper), 0.01% by mass to 1.5% by mass of Si (silicon), Sn (tin) and Al (aluminum) in such amounts as to satisfy a prescribed relationship with an apparent Zn content, less than 0.25% by mass of Mn (manganese) as an optional ingredient, less than 0.05% by mass of Ti (titanium) as an optional ingredient, less than 0.3% by mass of Mg (magnesium) as an optional ingredient, less than 0.15% by mass of P (phosphorus) as an optional ingredient, and less than 0.004% by mass of a rare earth metal as an optional ingredient with the balance consisting of Zn (zinc) and unavoidable impurities, the apparent zinc content being 37 to 45.


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