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Brass
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve varying mechanical and electrical properties. It is a substitutional alloy: atoms of the two constituents may replace each other within the same crystal structure.
In contrast, bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. Both bronze and brass may include small proportions of a range of other elements including arsenic, lead, phosphorus, aluminium, manganese, and silicon. The distinction is largely historical. Modern practice in museums and archaeology increasingly avoids both terms for historical objects in favour of the all-embracing “copper alloy”.Brass is used for decoration for its bright gold-like appearance; for applications where low friction is required such as locks, gears, bearings, doorknobs, ammunition casings and valves; for plumbing and electrical applications; and extensively in brass musical instruments such as horns and bells where a combination of high workability (historically with hand tools) and durability is desired. It is also used in zippers. Brass is often used in situations in which it is important that sparks not be struck, such as in fittings and tools used near flammable or explosive materials.
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Brass (noun)
A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
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Brass (noun)
A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten
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Brass (noun)
A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player’s lips to produce sound.
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Brass (noun)
Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired.
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Brass (noun)
The colour of brass.
“color panel|C9AE5D”
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Brass (noun)
High-ranking officers.
“The brass are not going to like this.”
“The brass is not going to like this.”
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Brass (noun)
A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence.
“You’ve got a lot of brass telling me to do that!”
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Brass (noun)
Money.
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Brass (noun)
Inferior composition.
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Brass (noun)
Brass in pocket; money.
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Brass (noun)
A brass nail; a prostitute.
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Brass (adjective)
Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.
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Brass (adjective)
Of the colour of brass.
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Brass (adjective)
Impertinent, bold: brazen.
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Brass (adjective)
Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.
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Brass (adjective)
Of inferior composition.
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Brass (adjective)
Brass monkey; cold.
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Brass (verb)
to coat with brass
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Chrome (noun)
Chromium, when used to plate other metals.
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Chrome (noun)
The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.
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Chrome (noun)
handguns (collectively)
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Chrome (verb)
To plate with chrome.
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Chrome (verb)
To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.
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Chrome (noun)
chromium plate as a decorative or protective finish on motor-vehicle fittings and other objects
“a chrome bumper”
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Chrome (noun)
denoting compounds or alloys of chromium
“chrome dyes”
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Chrome (noun)
short for chrome yellow