March 17, 2014, 10:44 AM
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Join Date: July 26, 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 1,730
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I would never try it. If the head got to soft, it would come apart under pressure.
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Cartridge Brass-
Material is 70 copper/30 zinc with trace amounts of lead & iron , called C26000. Material starts to yield at 15,000 PSI when soft (annealed), and 63,000 PSI when hard.
Material yields, but continues to get stronger up to 47,000 PSI when soft, and 76,000 PSI
when work hardened.
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