Plain braided brass mesh
Brass is an alloy that is comprised of copper and zinc, and, like
copper, brass is soft and malleable and is attacked by ammonia and
similar salts. As a wire mesh, the most commonly available brass woven
wire mesh is referred to as “270 yellow brass” and has a chemical
composition of approximately 65% copper, 35% zinc. “260 high brass”,
which consists of 70% copper and 30% zinc is also a popular in the mesh
industry, particularly on custom manufactured items.
The presence of zinc in brass woven wire mesh is important
because it provides added abrasion resistance and allows for higher
tensile strengths; it also hardens the mesh, compared to its softer
copper woven wire mesh counterpart. For these reasons, brass wire mesh
is commonly used in filtration and separation applications, and it is
used to fabricate discs, especially in instances when electrical
conductivity is not critical.
In most cases, industrial grade brass woven wire mesh has a golden
yellow co…