Kitchen and bathroom faucets are often referred to as plumbing fixtures, but these are really fixture fittings. Other fittings on your plumbing system include valves, pressure control devices, hose bibcocks, and backflow preventers. For all these plumbing fixture fittings, brass has long been the preferred metal by builders, mostly due to the material’s durability and versatility in being machined into detailed parts. (more…)
For so long, standard brass sheet metal suppliers, such as Rotax Metals, have made their business thrive due to the popularity of brass itself as a sublime décor. As an architectural embellishment, brass is heralded for its high-class look, top-notch corrosive resistance, and its workability in terms of joining, plating, polishing, and finishing. Several scientists, however, have discovered one specific quality of brass that goes beyond simple aesthetics. (more…)
The metal bronze is probably as old as human civilization itself. Ever since the ancient Sumerians created the copper alloy as a means to replace their exhausted tin resources in 2500 B.C., bronze has stuck around long enough to still be molded and distributed as standard bronze bars and other appliques, by companies such as Rotax Metals, even today. Various qualities have made bronze such a keeper for a long time, and it’s pretty evident that bronze applications are effective. (more…)
