A brass plate engraved with a figure or device. Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc.
An alloy of copper and zinc, not suitable for artillery. Many bronze guns of the Civil War were mistakenly called brass.
1. A zinc-copper alloy ('cartridge brass') 2. Slang for a cartridge case.
Alloy of copper and zinc used to make low denomination coins in ancient Greece, Rome and China.
A shiny yellow to yellow-orange alloy that contains about two parts copper for every one part zinc.
Brass instruments are made of brass or some other metal and make sound when air is blown inside. The musician's lips must buzz, as though making a "raspberry" noise against the mouthpiece. Air then vibrates inside the instrument, which produces a sound. Brass instruments include trumpet, trombone, tuba, French horn, cornet, and bugle.
Metal used in the barrel of the dart, less dense then both nickel and tungsten
An alloy of zinc and copper, brass forms and polishes easily. Solid brass means the fixture is made entirely of brass, rather than a brass-plated material.
A yellowish alloy made of copper and zinc -- usually 67 percent copper and 33 percent zinc. Sometimes other metals are included in the amalgamation.
A family of musical instruments that includes trumpets, trombones, tubas, and French horns.
(n.) Term used to refer to metallic cartridge cases, taken from the material that they are most commonly made from. (Actually, cartridge bronze.)
A yellowish, metallic alloy consisting essentially of zinc and copper in variable proportions widely used in costume jewelry.
A family of instruments with cup-shaped mouthpieces through which the player blows into a series of metal tubes. Usually constructed of brass or silver.
wind instruments who derive their sound from lip vibrations transmitted through cup shaped mouthpieces
Slang for cartridge cases.
a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
an alloy of copper with zinc
a very different metal than steel
A family of instruments, usually made of brass, in which sound is produced through the vibration of the lips. The pitch is determined in part by the embouchure, but in most cases it is also affected by a mechanism to change the effective length of the tubing, such as valves or a slide.
Alloy metal consiting of copper and zinc (65:35 ratio).
a family of tubular instruments where the sound is made by the buzzing of the player's lips into a mouthpiece, such as the trumpet or trombone
A yellowish alloy of copper and zinc, sometimes including small amounts of other metals, but usually made up of 67 percent copper and 33 percent zinc. Brass is generally harder to work with than gold fill or silver.
One of the four families of instruments in the orchestra. Instruments include trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba.
Alloy containing chiefly copper and zinc.
Brass is simply copper with a little zinc added to it. It then takes on a gold color.
High quality metal for cases and bracelets. Brass holds finishing well.
A semi-soft alloy of copper and zinc, it is a very popular material for trophy engraving. Often painted with a thin layer of color, the color layer can be burnished or diamond drag can be used to remove the coating and let the brass show through.
A musical wind instrument of brass or other metal with a cup-shaped mouthpiece, as the trombone, tuba, French horn, and trumpet. When "brass" is used in these 50 explanations however, it just means a combination of trumpets and trombones.
an alloy containing copper or zinc.
Wind instruments made out of metal with either a cup- or funnel-shaped mouthpiece. Brass instruments include the trumpet, cornet, bugle, trombone, tuba, saxhorn and French horn.
An alloy that is made up of approximately half copper and half zinc and is yellow in color.
A copper alloy having zinc as its principal alloying element.
An alloy of copper and zinc of which cartridge cases are usually made. Typical cartridge brass has a copper/zinc ratio of 70/30. Also a slang term applied to empty cartridge cases.
An alloy of copper and zinc, usually yellow in colour, therefore sometimes mistaken for gold. Brass was used by the ancient Romans for some of its base metal coins, and frequently used for counters and jetons in the late 18th century.
Most of our locks are made from this metal which is an alloy of copper and zinc. It gives a nice yellow colour and is the material that good quality cabinet's use for their fittings now and in the recent past.
An alloy of copper and zinc. The higher the copper content, the more expensive the brass will be. Brass with a higher copper content will tend to be redder in color than brass with lower copper content.
a copper-rich copper-zinc alloy.
A copper alloy, primarily containing zinc.
A yellowish alloy consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
See Brass, Metals on our Materials Reference Chart.
An alloy of copper and zinc of which cartridge cases are usually made. This term is often applied to empty cartridge cases. Typical cartridge brass has a copper/zinc ratio of 70/30.
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, but often other elements such as aluminium, iron, manganese, tin and lead are added. more......
Unplated, unlacquered raw metal. Formulas with varying proportions of copper and zinc are alloyed together to achieve different brass colors and different ductility (workability) of metal.
A metal alloy made up of copper and zinc, commonly used as an engraving material or in the manufacture of engravable gift items. Most often recognised by its natural yellow-gold colour, brass is also available in a variety of lacquered colours. Brass that contains a higher lead content is referred to a "leaded" brass or engravers brass. This is softer, easier to machine and is recommended for rotary engraving. Trophy brass is harder and is generally intended for diamond engraving.
Brass is a metal alloy containing at least 50% copper and zinc.
A metal compound of zinc and copper which is most commonly used material for instruments of the brass family. The "brass family" refers to the group of instruments whose sound is produced by a vibrating column of air created by air pushed through a player's vibrating lips and into a cup or funnel shaped mouthpiece. Back
The most common material used for ammunition cases -- so much so that you will often hear people refer to "picking up the brass" even when the empty cases they are going to pick up are actually made of aluminum or steel.
An alloy consisting of copper and zinc in variable proportions
A metal alloy of copper, zinc and usually some lead. Brass is harder and stronger than copper because of its zinc content.
A term often applied to empty cartridge cases. An alloy of copper and zinc of which cartridge cases are usually made. Some cartridge cases are nickel plated "brass" for corrosion resistance.
A shiny gold-colored metal that is often used as a bar stool's footrest.
Copper/zinc alloys of varying composition. Some brass also contains low percentages of other elements such as manganese, aluminum, silicon, lead and tin.
Another name for expended empty metallic cartridge cases.
An alloy made up of roughly half copper and half zinc which has a nice yellow color.
A funerary image of the deceased engraved in brass.
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. It has a lovely yellowish sheen when polished and was a common metal used for the manufacture of thousands of objects from buttons to musical instruments. Sometimes antique brass objects are nearly unrecognizable due to tarnish. Don't be fooled by that hideous green-black color that might be hiding a beautiful brass antique microscope. A little polish and elbow grease will return the collectible to its original shine. Antique clocks and other fine metal pieces are sometimes constructed of a material very similar to brass but containing a much higher quantity of copper called Pinchbeck, named for 18th century clockmaker Christopher Pinchbeck.
Metal alloy consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
An alloy of copper and zinc. Because of its vulnerability to tarnish it is usually coated with a clear lacquer finish on scientific instruments.
Copper-zinc alloy, also used to describe a memorial plate in a church, coinage or bearing block. Originally the term also covered copper-tin alloys now called bronzes. Also used to describe a tin-zinc spelter made for the manufacture of organ pipes.
The term for those instruments which are made of brass and played with a metal tube mouthpiece, such as the trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba. Term.often used to describe the horn section of a group which frequently includes saxophonesnot technically brass instruments, because they have a reed mouthpiece, although they are usually made of brass.
Alloy of copper and zinc, widely used for subsidiary coinage. The term was also formerly used for bronze Roman coins, known numismatically as first, second or third brass.
Any copper alloy with zinc as the principal alloying element, with or without small quantities of some other elements.
an alloy of copper, tin and zinc. Used in early jewelry making.
A term used to mean empty, reloadable cartridge cases.
The brass section of the orchestra includes metal instruments where the sound is produced by forcing air through a cup-shaped or conical mouthpiece. Brass sections usually consist of trumpets, trombones, tubas and French horns.
(das) Messing, (der) Gelbguss An →alloy of →Copper und →Zinc (Zn). The discovery that Zinc and Copper are the components of brass was only discovered in 1657 by Johann Rudolph Glauber (1604 - 1670). Before that brass was produced by the cementation process. Copper, finely ground →calamine, a zinc ore and charcoal were heated in a crucible to approximatey a 1000°C. The forming Zinc gas diffused into the Copper and formed the alloy in a solid state process. Then copper-alloy might have eventually liquified in the crucible. The chemical process is as follows: ZnCO3 → ZnO + CO2 ZnO + C → Zn + CO Alchemists did NOT understand that an alloy was produced. They regarded this as the colouring of copper by the arts; probably because ZnO (Zinc oxide) is a white substance and it was not acknowledged as a metal ore.
Copper-base alloy with zinc as the major alloying element. See Alloy.
The term applied to Roman coins according to their size whether brass or bronze. 1st brass-sestertius, 2nd brass-dupondius, 3rd brass-semis.
Metal alloy containing 63% copper and 33% zinc.
An alloy of copper composed of copper and zinc. Brass is stronger than copper and has a more yellow color. It is often made into headboards, footboards, frames, lamps, table top accessories and occasional tables. Brass will tarnish when exposed to the air if not coated with a clear protective coating.
Copper and zinc alloy used to make the main plate and bridge wheels in the movement.
A yellow alloy of copper and zinc.
A copper-base alloy of copper and zinc.
A synonym for expended metallic cartridge cases.
A low cost contact alloy of copper and zinc. Brass is an excellent electric conductor. Brass reaches its yield point at low deflection force; therefore it deforms easily and fatigues slowly. Noble or noble-like metal platings are required in the critical contact area of the metal used as a connector.
A metallic alloy made of zinc and copper. Fixtures can be made of this.
An alloy of copper and zinc. Brass is yellow in color, and though harder than either of its constituents, it is appropriately malleable for jewelry making.
Brass is the term used for alloys of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses each with unique propertiesEngineering Designer, v 30, n 3, May-June 2004, 6-9. Note that in comparison bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin.Machinery Handbook'', Industrial Press Inc, New York, Edition 24, page 501. Despite this distinction, some types of brasses are called bronzes.