Why is brass not a metal?

Answer 1

All materials are magnetic in some form. Copper, which is diamagnetic, is affected negligibly by magnetic fields because it has no permanent magnetic moment and a magnetic susceptibility less than 0. This is the same reason materials such as water, wood, oil, plastic, gold, Mercury, and bismuth are unaffected by common magnetic fields.

Given a strong enough magnetic field, however, the effect can be seen. Diamagnetic materials, such as copper, are repelled from the source of the magnetic field.

Answer 2

because metals that are magnetic are ferromagnetic materials. they contain lots of little tiny magnets scattered every which way. aluminum, brass, or copper don't contain the little magnets, so no other magnets cannot stick to it.

each of these tiny magnets are atoms. they spin, and then gain their own tiny magnetic field. but to be magnetic, they all have to be spinning in one direction. but in aluminum, brass, or copper, half the atoms are spinning in one direction, and the other half is spinning in the other direction, which makes it non magnetic. theres also a whole thing with quantum mecanics, but that gets confusing and that's not what we are looking for here.

Answer 3

Actually it is magnetic due to the traces(.2-.5%)of iron in the alloy.

Answer 4

if it's naval brass it has a small nickel content

Answer 5

Brass is an alloy, a mixture of two different metals (copper and zinc).

Answer 6

Steel is ferrous brass is not.

Ferrous alloys contain iron which is magnetic. Brass is non-ferrous

Answer 7

It deosnt have magnetic properties.

Answer 8

no