aluminum brass

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of aluminum brass

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

He employed a wide range of materials in them — wood, bronze, steel, aluminum, brass, cardboard, paper, canvas, plastic, vellum, photogravure and wallboard.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From New York Times

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.

From New York Times

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

From Architectural Digest

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

From New York Times