aluminum brass

noun

1. an alloy of about 75 percent copper, 2 percent aluminum, small amounts of other elements, and the balance zinc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aluminum brass¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Ms. Choucair worked in a variety of materials, including wood, aluminum, brass, terra cotta and tufa stone, with a pared-down elegance and sensuous touch that sometimes recalled Brancusi.

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One of her most extended projects was the “Duals” series of the ’70s and ’80s, two-part interlocking forms in aluminum, brass, fiberglass, wood and other materials.

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Outside, Chipperfield replaced the idiosyncratic limestone façade with black steel, aluminum, brass, and sleek glass.

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Her employees strip away valuable commodities — steel, aluminum, brass and copper — and minute amounts of precious metals like gold, silver and iridium.

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Still uncontracted for is the rest of the expansion program announced by OPM shortly after the Senate investigation: four plants aggregating 260,000,000 lb. capacity to be operated by Reynolds, Bohn Aluminum & Brass, Union Carbide & Carbon, Olin Corp.

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