English

Noun

copper-zinc alloy ‎(plural copper-zinc alloys)

1. an alloy of copper and zinc
   • 2001, Joseph R. Davis, Copper and Copper Alloys, ASM International (ISBN 9780871707260), page 288

     Brasses are basically copper-zinc alloys and are the most widely used group of copper alloys. As shown in Table 2, brasses can be categorized as low-zinc brasses (5 to 20% Zn), high-zinc brasses (30 to 40% Zn), tin brasses, and special  ...