Noun

Singular brass

Plural countable and uncountable; plural brasses

brass (countable and uncountable; plural brasses)

  1. A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
  2. (music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound.
  3. Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired.
  4. The colour of brass.
    brass colour:
  5. (military) (used as a singular or plural noun) High-ranking officers.
    The brass are not going to like this.
    The brass is not going to like this.
  6. (informal) A brave or foolhardy attitude.
    You've got a lot of brass telling me to do that!
  7. (slang; also brass in pocket) Money.
  8. (slang; from brass nail; countable) A prostitute.

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Tue Sep 29 15:35:31 2009

Brass is any alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties. In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin. Despite this distinction some types of brasses are called bronzes and vice-versa. Brass is a substitutional alloy. It is used for decoration for its bright gold-like appearance; for applications where low friction is required such as locks, gears, bearings, doorknobs, ammunition, and valves; for plumbing and electrical applications; and extensively in musical instruments such as horns and bells for its acoustic properties. It is also used in zippers. Because it is softer than most other metals in general use, brass is often used in situations where it is important that sparks not be struck, as in fittings and tools around explosive gases.

Brass has a muted yellow color, somewhat similar to gold. It is relatively resistant to tarnishing, and is often used as decoration and for coins. In antiquity, polished brass was often used as a mirror.

Although forms of brass have been in use since prehistory, its true nature as a copper-zinc alloy was not understood until the post medieval period because the zinc vapour which reacted with copper to make brass was not recognised as a metal. Many references to "brass" appearing throughout the King James Bible are thought to signify another bronze alloy, or copper, rather than the strict modern definition of brass. The earliest brasses may have been natural alloys made by smelting zinc-rich copper ores. By the Roman period brass was being deliberately produced from metallic copper and zinc minerals using the cementation process and variations on this method continued until the mid 19th century. It was eventually replaced by speltering, the direct alloying of copper and zinc metal which was introduced to Europe in the 16th century.

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Fri Sep 3 10:02:11 2010

What is the procedure to paint on polished brass lamp?
Q. I have 2 lamps made from ceramic and polished brass. The top is ceramic and bottom polished brass. Please give me info on how to revamp these lamps, especially the brass section. What paint, if I have to sand etc. I was thinking metallic paint/spray paint.Something that will stick to the brass I was thinking of black on the bottom section and a different colour on the ceramic as my decor is in red and black. What paint can I used for the ceramic?
Asked by designer - Tue Aug 21 15:47:04 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. since you are going to need to go to your local home depot or lowes, ect. just ask the ppl that work in the paint department there. i worked at sears in tools for a few years and they teach all of the paint employees just about everything they need to know, including how to answer that for ya!
Answered by futureav8r13 - Tue Aug 21 15:55:47 2007

How can I attach brass pipe in a tee without using pipe fittings?
Q. I need to attach 9/16" round brass tubing to another piece of brass tubing. How would this be possible without using a tee pipe fitting?
Asked by Marcus - Tue Jul 29 23:20:19 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It sounds like you need a brass compression fitting. But, I'm not familiar with 9/16" tubing size. The normal sizes are 1/2" & 5/8". Check out this website to see what I'm talking about. The part number for the 1/2" Compression union is a 62A-88
Answered by Matthew B - Fri Aug 1 12:05:21 2008

What is the best way to strip paint off of a brass HO scale model train locomotive?
Q. I recently aqcuired some brass HO scale engines. I have never had brass, and the paint schemes that the previous owner had do not match my era. How do I strip the paint effectively without obviously damaging anything? Thanks! Now, is there anything that I can use to dip the shells with? There are alot of small detail pieces, and rubbing them is not going to work as the small parts will most likely break or bend. I do not know what kind of paint it is either. I would think that there has got to be something that I can use just to dip the shells??
Asked by Kayla - Sat Dec 1 00:57:04 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I've heard of people dipping the model into a bucket of pine-sol solution! Let it soak for a while, and watch the paint just peel off!!
Answered by Brent o - Sun Dec 2 00:54:13 2007

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