Brassfounders' Alloys

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Brassfounders' Alloys: A Practical Handbook Containing Many Useful Tables, Notes, and Data for the Guidance of Manufacturers and Tradesman is a book written by John F. Buchanan and is intended to be a practical guide for the employees of foundries.The purpose of Brassfounders' Alloys is to provide the reader with a practical examination of the alloying process, with a focus on the most popular methods and formulas. Buchanan did not intend for this work to be overly technical in nature, but rather to be a title accessible by the common worker. After a brief opening section, the author introduces the metals most commonly used by brassfounders and their specific usages and characteristics. Buchanan proceeds to discuss the peculiarities of certain alloys, the common methods of making alloys, and the alloys deemed to be the most appropriate for modern use. The final chapter presents the reader with a list of miscellaneous alloys that are not otherwise discussed in the text.Brassfounders' Alloys is a fascinating text about an occupation that would have been popular around the time of this work's original publication. While brass foundries still exist today, knowledge of their practices is limited. John Buchanan's text, while intended to be a strictly practical guide, also presents the modern reader with a snapshot into the world of the brassfounder.Brassfounders' Alloys is a tremendous source of information on the practices of brassfoundries in the nineteenth century. Buchanan's work is concise and accessible, and makes an interesting read for anybody interested in the subject matter, both those that do and do not have any involvement in the industry today.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.