Mac Metals Offers Color Kits for Architectural Alloys

NAPERVILLE, IL, September 24, 2010

Architectural Alloy Color Kits are available free to qualified users from MAC Metals. The kits include samples of up to three alloys in both polished and natural, mill finish that users or specifiers can use for new projects, or as a reference.

Because MAC Metals extrusions are commonly combined with other forms of copper alloys, the kits provide color matching confirmation. Color matching has been a complicated choice due to the metallurgy (cast vs. wrought) and available forms (extrusions vs. sheet, strip and plate). Since MAC manufactures these alloys with very tight chemistries, a perfect color match is assured bar to bar, and heat to heat.

Alloy samples are available for any of alloys manufactured by MAC Metals including Architectural Bronze, Free Cutting
Brass, Muntz Metal, Naval Brass, Nickel Silver, Brown Nickel Silver and Manganese Bronze, as well as proprietary Commercial Redd Metal and Rose Redd Metal.

Brass, bronze and nickel silver extrusions combine attractive natural colors with a host of critical performance properties that architects, contractors, manufacturers and fabricators acknowledge as they seek these architectural metals.

"The marketplace that we serve continues to re-discover all the color options offered by MAC Metals," states Mark Sisson, Sales Manager at MAC Metals. "Our alloy family covers a wide range of colors from the soft silver tones of nickel silver through the bold copper color of our proprietary alloy, Rose Redd Metal. Architectural Bronze with its golden yellow color with a slight pink tint continues to dominate as the choice in decorative elements of architecture. To understand and appreciate the color range you need to view them side-by-side."

To order alloy color kits contact Mark Sisson at ms@MACmetals.com or call direct at 630-303-2222. Specify the alloys that are of interest from the list above, or visit MAC Metals website at http://www.MACmetals.com.

Mac Metals is a fully integrated brass mills located in Kearny, NJ specializing in the production of architectural extrusions with casting, extrusion and fabrication facilities under one roof. Mac serves design/build contractors in commercial, public and residential structures as well as hardware, lighting, memorialization, elevator, handrail/stairs OEM's and fabricators. Visit the web site at http://www.macmetals.com or call 800.631.9510.