The following 4 kinds material is most commonly used for our custom badge.

1. Stainless Steel: It also called stainless iron, it is usually used for making printing badge, also called glue drop badge. 

• Thickness
• 0.5 mm
• 0.8 mm
• Feature: strong corrosion resistance, metal durable and cost-effective; and its surface printing is rich in color, best with decoration effect, is a good choice for making badges.

2. Zinc Alloy: Is the best material for die-cast metal badges.

• Feature: Zinc alloy has several features that are suitable for custom metal badges. Zinc alloy is suitable for making 3D badge and double sides commemorative coin.
• Shortcomings: 
• Poor corrosion resistance; 
• Its service life is much worse than the bronze badge;

• Various Kinds: Contain brass; Red copper; Purple Copper; Bronze; etc.
• Suitable Badge kind
• Purple Copper: is used for making enamel badge;
• Brass and Bronze: are mainly used for custom imitation badge and painting badge；
• Feature
• The copper is relatively soft;
• Beautiful in appearance;
• High quality;
• Thickness
• 1.2 mm
• 1.5 mm
• 1.8 mm

• Features
• Good Hardness
• Relatively Low Price
• Good Texture: The effect of plating or baking on the surface of the iron badge is very similar to that of the copper badge.
• Shortcoming
• If you take a long time of shipping, it is easy to corrode.