Definition of Alpha brass

1. Noun. An alloy of brass and zinc; used mainly for cold working.

Generic synonyms: Brass

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpha Brass

alpha-ribazole
alpha-sarcin
alpha-streptococci
alpha-taxonomy
alpha-tocopheral
alpha-tocopherol
alpha-tubulin acetylase
alpha2-8-KDN-transferase
alpha 1-4-mannosyltransferase
alpha alcoholism
alpha and omega
alpha angle
alpha blending
alpha blocker
alpha blocking
alpha bronze
alpha carbon
alpha cell
alpha cells of anterior lobe of hypophysis
alpha cells of pancreas
alpha chain disease
alpha channel
alpha channeling
alpha channels
alpha decay
alpha decays
alpha dog
alpha emission
alpha emitter

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 ..."

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