Product Selection Guide

Metal	Description	Applications	Features	Blanking	Drawing	Welding	Braze	Forming	Seaming	Continuous Duty	Salt Air	Outdoor	Indoor
				Stamping		Spot	Solder	Bending	Riveting	Heat Resistant (°F)	Performance
Chrome Steel (A, B & C Grades)	Chrome-plated steel, heavy nickel undercoat and/or copper and nickel undercoats	Light fixtures, large appliance trim, heat reflectors, novelties	Rigid, smooth, lustrous, heat-resisting, non-tarnishing, fabricable	E	G	E	F	E	E	500	P	P	E
Chrome Brass	Chromium plated to nickel-plated brass	Switchplates, lock hardware, hardware	Rustproof, non-tarnishing, durable, easily worked, tempered to suit application	E	E	P	G	E	E	500	G	F	E
Chrome Copper	Chromium plated to nickel-plated copper	Plumbing fixtures	Rustproof, non-tarnishing, free from season cracking, pliable, corrosion resistant	E	E	P	G	E	E	500	F	F	E
Nickel Steel (A, B, & C grades)	Nickel-plated steel, formable deposits of nickel and/or nickel over copper steel	Furniture trim, brush ferrules, major appliances	Rigid, smooth, lustrous, heat resisting	E	G	E	G	E	E	350	P	P	E
Nickel Brass	Nickel plated to brass	Trophies, placques, lock hardware	Rustproof, durable, easily worked, tempered to suit application	E	E	P	G	E	E	350	F	P	E
Nickel Copper	Nickel plated to copper	Trophies, placques	Rustproof, durable, easily worked	E	E	P	G	E	E	350	F	P	E
Brass Steel (premium, custom & standard grades)	Brass plated to steel with Bakekote® protection	Vent grills, fireplace trim, switchplates, clocks	Rigid, smooth, lustrous, substitute for solid brass	E	G	F	P	E	E	350¹	F	P	E
Polished brass & brass alloy material	Polished lustrous bright or satin with Bakekote® protection	Hardware, nameplates, picture frames	Rustproof, durable, easily worked	E	G	P	P	E	E	350¹	G	F-G	E
Copper steel (A, B & C grades)	Copper plated to steel with Bakekote® protection	Battery caps, casket trim	Rigid, smooth, lustrous, substitute for solid copper	E	G	G	P	E	E	150	F	P	E
Polished Copper	Polished lustrous bright or satin with Bakekote® protection	Fireplace trim, casket trim	Rustproof, durable, easily worked	E	G	P	P	E	E	150	G	P	E
Kote-Alume®	Aluminum with a baked epoxy resin finish; clear or simulated yellow or red brass	Sand urns, nameplates, mirrors	Lightweight, rustproof, highly corrosion resistant, workable	E	F	P	E	E	E	150	G-E	P	E
Laminol® Steel	Plastic film laminated to electro galvanized steel, hot-dipped galvanized steel, stainless steel, and cold-rolled steel	Refrigerators, mobile homes, cabinets	High strength, abrasion and chemically resistant, readily formable, low cost material, variety of prints, colors and features	E	G-E	P-F³	P	E	E	150	E	G-E	E
Kotenol®	Endless variety of coated opaque colors, finishes, and applications. May also be polished lustrous bright or satin with Bakekote® antifingerprint protection	Buildings, awards, hardware, appliances, cabinets and enclosures	Corrosion resistant, durable, easily worked. Wide range of performance specifications available to suit application. Discuss with your ANCO Representative	G-E	G-E¹	F-G²	P-G³	G-E	E	550¹	F-E	P-E	E

1 - With special coatings
2 - Conductive and weldable coatings are available
3 - Requires laminate/coating removal and dependent on base metal
E - Excellent
G - Good
F - Fair
P - Poor

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