Reddit reviews 12L14 Steel Hex Bar, Unpolished (Mill) Finish, Standard Tolerance, Inch, ASTM A108
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12L14 carbon steel provides better machinability than 1212 carbon steel, with comparable strengthMeets ASTM A108 specificationsUnpolished (mill) surface has no finishStandard tolerance
Steel would probobly be cheaper and easier to buy, then either paint or plate with brass. This said, i think buying a solid metal bar into a cane would make it monstrously heavy.
I've found somewhere that sells brass hex tubing, but it expect it will be very expensive.
I think a better option would be to get a solid plastic rod, then with a homemade jig, cut it into a hexagon, then paint it brass.