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Corrosion
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:48 am
by meine
Does contact of yellow brass and lead cause corrosion of the brass?
Re: Corrosion
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 11:22 am
by BGuttman
Yellow brass (some alloys) contain lead. Also, solder (until the RoHS era) contains lead. Never seen these to cause corrosion of the brass. Nor electrolytic corrosion.
Re: Corrosion
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 12:01 pm
by meine
That sounds good
Re: Corrosion
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 3:15 pm
by JohnL
Lead all by itself isn't going to be an issue.
OTOH, flux is usually present whenever lead (i.e., traditional tin/lead solder) and brass come together, and residual flux can cause corrosion (thus the classic "acid bleed" that sometimes happens next to soldered bell beads).