Brass
material · 500 BC · Ancient world
An alloy of copper and zinc.
Principles and materials it uses
Where it is used
- Lock and key — is material for. Cylinders and keys are often brass.
- Bimetallic strip — is material for. A brass–steel pair.
- Zip — is material for. Brass teeth.
- Cartridge — is material for. A brass case.
- Astrolabe — is material for. Brass discs.
- Compasses — is material for. Brass compasses.
- Samovar — is material for. Brass.
- Thimble — is material for. Metal.
- Door hinge — is material for. Brass.
- Valve trumpet — is material for. Brass.
- Saxophone — is material for. Brass.
- Hook and eye — is material for. Metal.
- Buckle — is material for. Metal.
- Harpsichord — is material for. The strings are brass and iron.
- Pocket watch — is material for. The movement of a pocket watch is brass.
- Theodolite — is material for. Theodolites are brass.
- Microscope — is material for. The tube of a microscope is brass.
- Pendulum — is material for. The bob is brass.
- Telescope — is material for. The tube is brass.
- Vernier caliper — is material for. Early calipers were brass.
- Mechanical calculator — is material for. The Pascaline has brass wheels.
- Vacuum pump — is material for. The cylinder of Guericke’s pump is brass.
- Pendulum clock — is material for. The movement is brass.
- Magic lantern — is material for. The body and tube are brass.
- Boyle’s air pump — is material for. The cylinder is brass.
- Safety valve — is material for. The valve is brass.
- Leibniz’s stepped reckoner — is material for. The movement is brass.
- Piano — is material for. The strings of early pianos were brass and iron.
- Newcomen engine — is material for. The first cylinders were brass.
- Orrery — is material for. An orrery is a brass mechanism.
What it is a kind of
- Alloy — is a kind of. An alloy.