Jeweler's Brass 152.4mm x 304.8mm Sheet, Dead-Soft

This dead-soft 20-gauge jeweler’s brass sheet offers the benefit of having this popular and affordable fabrication metal on hand when you need it. Due to the capabilities of the mills that produce it, each sheet may have minor scratches or blemishes. Dead soft brass sheet is easy to bend, shape and hammer; it is an ideal starting point for forming, shaping and wrapping. Keep in mind that hardness is changeable (by annealing or heat-hardening) and is relative among metal types (each temper will feel and handle differently from one metal to another). When finishing your pieces, also keep in mind that the harder the metal is, the brighter a finish it will take. 20-gauge sheet is useful for bezel back plates that will have texture or embellishments applied, for wide-shank ring shanks, for pendants and for cuff bracelets. As you know, metal sheet has as many uses as there are jewelers and designers who use it to achieve their vision; these suggested uses simply represent some of the more common applications of this metal weight. Sold in 6 x 12" sheets. Jeweler's brass is a great choice when you want a color as close as possible to 14K yellow gold at a base-metal price point. Also known as red brass, NuGold, Merlin's gold and jeweler’s bronze, this material fires well with BRONZclay™ and with bronze sheet, wire and findings, offering you a wider range of design options. CDA #230 alloy (85% copper/15% zinc).

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Gauge: 20 ga., 24 ga., 22 ga., 18 ga., 26 ga.
Form: Sheet
Shape: Flat
Metal type: Brass
Metal color: Yellow
Hardness: Dead-soft
Dimensions: 152.4 x 304.8mm
Country of origin: United States