Zinc content in brass and its influence on lead leaching

Journal - American Water Works Association

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 76-83

  Zhang, Yaofu ^a   Edwards, Marc ^b  

^a Russell Corrosion Consultants   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASS; COPPER; LEACHING; WIRE; ZINC;

BRASS ALLOYS; GALVANIC CURRENT; INVERSE RELATIONSHIP; LEAD CONTENT; LEAD LEACHING; NET EFFECT; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES; ZINC CONTENT;

LEAD ALLOYS;

EID: 84865582951     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2011.tb11496.x     Document Type: Article

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