Free-machining (leaded) brass — one of the easiest materials to machine on this list, with short, clean chips and an excellent as-machined finish. Common for fittings, bushings, and electrical parts. Not suitable for structural parts under significant stress.
These are the preset values this tool starts from — every one is editable in the settings panel once you load a file. They're cncquoter's own defaults, not a market survey.
A plain 40 × 30 × 10mm block in Brass 360, 3mm stock allowance per side, 2 estimated setups, cncquoter's default shop rate ($95/hr, 25% margin) — computed live by the same cost model at each quantity:
| Quantity | Price / part | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $127.61 – $212.69 | $127.61 – $212.69 |
| 10 | $15.17 – $25.29 | $151.73 – $252.89 |
| 100 | $3.93 – $6.55 | $392.92 – $654.87 |
This is one fixed sample shape for comparison across materials — your actual part's size, geometry, and setups will change every number here.