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meine
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Corrosion

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Does contact of yellow brass and lead cause corrosion of the brass?
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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.
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That sounds good
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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).
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