Brass

Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, a solid-solid solution. Typically it is more than 50 % copper. Some types of brass are called bronzes, despite their high zinc content.

See also

• Calamine brass — brass alloy and manufacturing process from discovery until the late 18th century
• Prince's metal — an alpha brass
• Bronze — an alloy of copper with tin and optionally zinc, silicon, nickel and other metals
• Cupronickel — an alloy of copper with nickel
• Brass instrument — a musical instrument usually made of brass
• Brass rubbing — reproduction of brasses, commemorative plates laid down in British and European churches from the 13th Century onwards
• In the military, the brass are senior officers, who wear metal adornments sometimes made of brass.
• Brass refers to empty shell casings ejected from a firearm.