The typical color of brass, much like that of gold, has privileged it ever since the beginning of industrial metal processing for not strictly structural use, as in costume jewellery and musical instruments for example. This contributed to generating the misunderstanding that brass is lacking in mechanical properties. However, the truth is very different: a quick glance at its mechanical characteristics suffices to understand how brass is on par with steel, as shown in prospect 10 of UNI EN 12420:2000, the European Standard for copper and copper alloy forgings and forged parts. Brass minimum ultimate tensile strength values range between 280 and 510 N/mm – the same as those of excellent quality steel. The plastic deformation of metals and in particular brass hot forging is a consolidated practice which, where possible, has replaced the classic foundry processes, now partly rendered obsolete by the lower application costs of this efficient technology. Brawo S.p.A. has adopted this production technique for decades and has thus acquired unrivalled know-how and one of the highest production and quality standards in the world.

The high cost of producing brass parts is lowered considerably by extreme processing ease and by the high recovery value of chips generated during manufacture. Brawo S.p.A. assists its customers also in the planning phase to obtain production cycles which optimise the return of billets and the full recovery of chips. This contains manufacturing costs to the minimum. In almost all industrial situations hot forging easily beats casting in terms of higher quality, processing speed, flash recovery, lower production costs and higher machining process reliability.