by Lauren Fitzpatrick | Dec 29, 2025 | Metal Types
Brass alloys come in many forms, each designed to balance appearance, strength, and performance for specific applications. Two of the most commonly discussed options are red brass and yellow brass; both are copper-zinc alloys, but with noticeably different...
by Lauren Fitzpatrick | Dec 19, 2025 | Metal Types
Among the many brass alloys used today, yellow brass stands out for its bright golden appearance, excellent workability, and wide range of applications. Frequently chosen for both decorative and functional purposes, yellow brass plays a key role in industries ranging...
by Lauren Fitzpatrick | Oct 31, 2025 | Metal Types
Few materials offer the beauty and versatility of brass, bronze, and copper, particularly when it comes to architectural, decorative, and industrial metals. These red metals share a similar warm color family, and while they are related to one another, they’re far from...
by Lauren Fitzpatrick | May 27, 2025 | Metal Types
Brass and copper are both widely renowned metals, used for thousands of years and critical to many industries. However, while these metals do share certain characteristics, it’s important to understand the difference between brass vs. copper and how these differing...
by Lauren Fitzpatrick | Jan 30, 2025 | Metal Types
For those choosing metals for various products, terms like “stainless steel” and “alloy steel” may be referenced simultaneously, or possibly interchangeably. And indeed, with how commonly used stainless steel is, it does make sense that these terms would frequently be...
by Lauren Fitzpatrick | Oct 7, 2024 | Metal Info
Copper is among the most important metals in the world. The first metal ever used by humans, copper has found a wide range of uses for the past 10,000+ years—and still today, the uses for copper and its alloys are nearly endless. As global leaders in metal finishing,...
by Lauren Fitzpatrick | Sep 4, 2024 | Metal Info
While the term “architectural metal” may sound quite specialized, most people will see architectural metals virtually every single day. The architecture and design industry relies on a wide variety of metals to complete projects, and these metals may be used on the...
by Lauren Fitzpatrick | Dec 14, 2023 | Metal Types
When it comes to polished metal alloys, two of the most commonly used throughout the world are brass and stainless steel. Both of these alloys have played an integral role in the history of architecture, manufacturing, and more. And while these metals may seem...
by Lauren Fitzpatrick | Nov 22, 2023 | Featured, Metal Types
Red metals are a category of metals that include copper and its various alloys. These metals are typically grouped separately from metals like aluminum and stainless steel, as they are different in many key ways. While alloys of copper like brass and bronze are...
