2006-08-02 07:11:23 · 2 answers · asked by akechi 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Very simply it depends.
There are many different alloys of each and technically brass is an alloy of copper. There are different heat treatment processes for each alloy. It all depends on the properties that you want in the final part and/or material. In general, a maximum temperature for each would be below the point that the material would melt! However, it depends again on the phase diagram for each alloy. Some alloys are similar, but some copper alloys vary quite signficantly.
Your question is like asking for the history of Europe. Not something easily summarized in this forum, since there are many detail resources with pages upon pages of information on this subject. Perhaps you have a particular alloy and heat treatment in mind? Or perhaps you need to select a material with specific properties? This information would be very helpful to provide a meaningful answer.
2006-08-02 15:38:57 · answer #1 · answered by Mack Man 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you must analyse the alloy then determine what kind of heat treatment do you need then refer to equibrium diagram and determine what to do ?
2006-08-03 11:28:23 · answer #2 · answered by eshaghi_2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋