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Definition of Alpha brass
1. Noun. An alloy of brass and zinc; used mainly for cold working.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpha Brass
Literary usage of Alpha brass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1921)
"... GROWTH IN alpha brass Grain Growth in alpha brass BY FO SMITH,* SB, WATERBURY,
CONN. (Philadelphia Meeting, September, 1919) A FEW years ago, ..."
2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1921)
"Grain Growth in alpha brass BY FO SMITH,* SB, WATERBURY, CONN. (Philadelphia
Meeting, September, 1919) A FEW years ago, the writer encountered a problem ..."
3. Practical Helps for the Electric Railway Shop, Track, Power, Line and (1919)
"Any brass having as much copper as Admiralty metal consists of a single solid
solution of'zinc in copper, that is, "alpha" brass. This is true of all brass ..."
4. The American Year Book: A Record of Events and Progress by Francis Graham Wickware, (, Albert Bushnell Hart, (, Simon Newton Dexter North, William M. Schuyler (1917)
"... structural alteration in alpha brass; and (5) give comparisons between the
ordinary physical properties and grain size when taken as ..."
5. Scientific papers of the Bureau of Standards by United States National Bureau of Standards (1921)
"(6) alpha brass Containing Lead.—S328 shows a structure similar to the casting of
... (c) alpha brass Containing Tin.—S333 shows a structure of alpha grains ..."