Brass Coating

A coating of brass can be put on by electrolytic deposition that is excellent for rubber bonding applications and often used for tire bead and hose reinforcement wires. The wire must have an absolutely clean surface for proper adhesion. Another method is to coat the wire electrolytically first with copper and then with zinc, followed by heating the wire to 420 to 550ºC (790 to 1020°F), which results in fusion of the two coatings to form “brassed” wire.