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Is brass a single metal or an alloy if it is an alloy which is the major element in the alloy?
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- Brass is an alloy made mainly of copper and zinc
- The proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties
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Is a brass an alloy?
yes brass is an alloy. it contains copper and tin in major content.
Is iron used for making steel?
yes. steel is an alloy in which major alloying element are iron and carbon along with other minor alloying element such as zinc, chromium etc .
What major element is in bronze?
Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. It may also contain phosphorus, manganese, aluminum, or silicon. It is not of fixed ratios.
Is the reactivity of an alloy very different from the reactivity of its major component?
Is the reactivity of an alloy very different from the reactivity of its major component?"
What are the four major brass instruments?
Trumpet, Trombone, tuba and french horn are the four major brass instruments
What is the element zinc used for?
Metalic Zinc is used for rust prevention as a coating on iron alloys (steels) as a major component in many casting metals, as the second largest alloying metal in brass(the first being copper).
What element is in the major compound of steel?
Iron is the major element in steel. Only an element can be an element, and an element can not be a compound, the definition of which requires more than one element.
What is the major brass instrument?
trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba
What are the advantages of using alloy wheels?
Alloy wheels provide a major mass reduction from the car, providing better handling,lower fuel consumption and good-looking.
Is chlorine a major element?
yes it is
What are uses of chromium?
One major one is as alloy ingredient in stainless steel. another is chrome electroplate.
What two major constituents form the alloy duralumin?
aluminium (94%) and copper and other metals (6%)
