Wieland Chase has been manufacturing brass rod for over 100 years in the USA. Located near Montpelier in Northwest Ohio, the Wieland Chase foundry has been a leading manufacturer and supplier, producing the highest volume of brass for North American consumers.

Through the years, we monitor market needs and regulatory guidelines to ensure that our product offering is both diverse and compliant. We manufacture brass and bronze to meet the specific attributes needed from machinability to forgeability to environmental excellence.

Consideration 1: Where is your brass coming from?

By sourcing your brass in the USA not only are you confident of the quality, you are economically supporting our community.

Consideration 2: Does your source have alloy options so that you may select an alloy based on your brass processing needs?

At Wieland Chase, our complete brass and bronze alloy selection includes:

Standard Alloy: This has a machinability rating of 95 to 100% while exceeding industry standards in quality.  Standard alloys include: C36000, C37700, C34500, C35000, and C35300 all of which offer excellent machinability that produces a superior finish. 

ECO BRASS® and ECO BRONZE®: Compliant to the Safe Drinking Water Act*, both are lead free, arsenic free and bismuth free, making for great solutions to any plumbing application. ECO BRASS® and ECO BRONZE® alloys are C69300 and C87850.

Antimicrobial Brass CuVerro: Alloy C69300, is our machinable antimicrobial copper alloy. This alloy kills 99.9% of harmful bacteria making it an excellent choice for high-touch surfaces. 

Consideration 4: Can you work with the manufacturer to analyze your product results?

Our customers create millions of different products with our brass rod. On occasion, it is important to test various aspects of those products including hardness, mechanical properties, and chemical composition to ensure that our production process has met all requirements. Additional testing of customer products can be coordinated by our laboratory.