Brass & Bronze Foundry
- Foundry
Brass &
Bronze Foundry.
Since 1877.
Since 1877.
- Our Approach
Nail City Bronze. Founded 1877.
Nail City Bronze has been pouring bronze in Wheeling, West Virginia since 1877. It is the oldest division of Mull Group, and one of the oldest active foundries in the Ohio Valley. When we acquired it, we kept the name, the pattern shop, and the craft — and added CNC finishing so the same building that casts your bronze part also finish-machines it.
We cast bronze and brass components up to 2,000 pounds — bushings, bearings, worm wheels, gears, pump impellers, wear rings, valves, and custom architectural castings. Our pattern library holds over 10,000 patterns, which means for a wide range of standard components we can skip the pattern lead time entirely and pour the next day.
Custom alloys on request. If you’ve got a load condition the standard alloys don’t solve, our team will work the chemistry with you.
- Three Ways We Deliver
Cast the part. Manage the pattern.
Casting
- Bushings, bearings, worm wheels
- Pump impellers and wear rings
- Valves and custom architectural
- C93200, C95400, C90300, C86300
Pattern Shop
- 10,000-pattern in-house library
- New pattern making for custom work
- Pattern storage and management
- Fast turnaround on repeat orders
CNC Finishing
- CNC turning and milling
- Finish to OEM tolerance
- Dimensional inspection documentation
- One-roof process from pour to pack
- Our Approach
Brass & bronze alloys we cast and machine.
Supersedes SAE 430A
Composition (Nominal)
Mechanical Properties
Typical Uses
Bracket, shafts, gears, structural parts.
Supersedes SAE 430B
Composition (Nominal)
Mechanical Properties
Typical Uses
Screw-down nuts, slow-speed heavy-load bearings, gears, gibs, cams.
Supersedes SAE 43
Composition (Nominal)
Mechanical Properties
Typical Uses
Strength applications, propellers for salt & fresh water, machinery parts substituting for steel & malleable iron.
Supersedes SAE 62
Composition (Nominal)
Mechanical Properties
Typical Uses
Bearings, bushings, pump impellers, piston rings, pump bodies, valves, steam fittings, gears.
Composition (Nominal)
Mechanical Properties
Typical Uses
Worm wheels, gears, bearings for heavy loads at relatively low speeds.
Supersedes SAE 660
Composition (Nominal)
Mechanical Properties
Typical Uses
General-purpose bushings, washers, non-pressure applications.
Supersedes SAE 64
Composition (Nominal)
Mechanical Properties
Typical Uses
High-speed, heavy-pressure bushings; acid resistant to sulfite fluids.
Supersedes SAE 40
Composition (Nominal)
Mechanical Properties
Typical Uses
General miscellaneous, low-pressure valves & fittings, pumps.
Supersedes SAE 68A
Composition (Nominal)
Mechanical Properties
Typical Uses
Gun mountings & slides, landing gear parts, pickling tanks, mild alkaline applications.
Supersedes SAE 68B
Composition (Nominal)
Mechanical Properties
Typical Uses
Gears, cams, stripper nuts, slippers, high-temperature applications, mining machine parts.
Composition (Nominal)
Mechanical Properties
Typical Uses
Spur & low-speed heavily-loaded worm gears, nuts, pump & landing gear parts, wear plates.
Composition (Nominal)
Mechanical Properties
Typical Uses
Used under extreme conditions such as tank gun, recoil mechanisms, landing gear parts.
- Material Reference
Download the full material grade chart.
If your application calls for an alloy not listed above, send us a print or give us a call. Nail City Bronze has been working with custom and specialty alloys since 1877.
- Capabilities
Foundry capability. Verified.
- What we cast
Brass and bronze. Every shape.
Bushings
Worm Wheels
Pump Components
Gears
Valves & Bodies
Wear Plates
Architectural
Custom Alloys
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