Melting Foundry
When creating brass components for your project, it is essential to work with an expert foundry that has a comprehensive understanding of materials, industry standards, and the unique features required for high-demand industries.
UBW’s Keystone Foundry helps you design and produce custom, high-quality, pressure-tight red brass casting components for a variety of applications. We use precise temperature control, high-quality alloys, and detailed molds to create custom products that meet the unique needs of Original Equipment Manufacturers(OEMs) in various high-demand industries.
These rigorous quality control methods ensure that your chosen alloy retains the required chemical composition and properties when melted, enabling it to perform in high-demand applications.
The Melting Process
Bronze ingots, which weigh upwards of 20 lbs. each, are delivered to the foundry in the shape of bricks. When a job is ready to run, the ingots are placed in one of our electric furnaces and melted for pouring.
Most bronze alloys that Keystone pours melt at around 2350° F. Once melted, the metal is poured at a temperature between 2000°F and 2200°F, depending on the desired wall thickness of the casting.
Low lead alloys have a slightly lower melting temperature, around 2250° F, and are poured between 2100° F and 2175° F.
Maintaining the appropriate pouring temperature is critical for ensuring a pressure-tight casting.
Keystone Foundry Alloy Types
Our ISO 9001-registered foundry is equipped with state-of-the-art melting furnaces and equipment capable of handling a wide range of alloys, including:
- Red Brass CDA 836, CDA 844, and CDA 922,
- aluminum bronze,
- manganese bronze,
- and a variety of lead-free alloys.
United Brass Works offers both long- and short-run production capabilities, including creating prototypes for your new product designs or modifications.
United Brass Works’ On-Site Melting Facilities
- Inductotherm Line Melt Channel 5000#
- Inductotherm Coreless Tilt Pour 2000# and 1000# Furnaces
- Hawley Close Capture Air system
- Travel Vent Fume Collectors
- Ladle Pre-Heaters
Our foundry ensures efficient melting processes for producing high-quality metal castings with reliability and precision. The Keystone team can also provide design, tooling, brass castings, or, together with the United Division, cast, machine, test, and assemble products.
Have Questions About Creating A Custom Casting Pattern?
For more information or to discuss your specific design, casting, and foundry needs, call 1-800-334-3035 or contact our team here.