What Brass for Rivets?

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19 October 2025 at 13:36 #820721
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I’ve tried to make some small (2.5mm) rivets from some brass rod. The results haven’t been very good. I’ve tried both schools of thought for annealing the rod – heat to dull red and quench, and heat and allow to cool slowly … with no appreciable difference. I can only assume the grade of Brass I have is probably unsuitable.
Do any of you have any suggestions for something suitable and a source of supply?
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19 October 2025 at 14:59 #820731
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CZ131 is a lot softer than the usually uses CZ121. M-machine do it, look for the ones with “riviting brass” next to their listing.
19 October 2025 at 19:55 #820775
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Probably not leaded brass for rivets.
20 October 2025 at 00:43 #820787
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Thanks Jason, I’ll have a look.
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