Product Knowledge

What is Brass?

Brass is a metal alloy consisting of copper, zinc and a minute amount of lead. American Standard smelts its own low lead brass to ensure a precisely blended and consistent alloy. This alloy replaces lead with bismuth resulting in our faucets having less than one quarter of one percent (0.25%) total lead content by weighted average.

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How are American Standard Brass Faucets Made?

The molten brass is poured into heated permanent metal molds made of beryllium copper. Waterways are created through the use of a sand core held together by a resin. The core burns off when contacted by the molten brass, releasing the sand grains to freely shake out of the cooled casting.

The next step is machining, using computer-guided lathes and milling machines to create threads, precise diameters and dimensions. We then put our faucets through grinding and polishing using sanding belts and buffing pads to transform rough parts to a mirror-like surface. Your customers can get stylish faucets from just about any brand, but they can only get the inside beauty of performance and durability from American Standard faucets.

Benefits of American Standard Brass Faucets

• Our high quality brass faucets are strong and durable. They won’t dent or ding.
• Seamless, one-piece bodies are easy to clean.
• Using permanent molds instead of sand castings means we were meeting Safe Drinking Water Act Requirements decades before our competitors.
• We have been producing brass castings in our own permanent metal molds for more than 25 years, ensuring quality inside and out.