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Copper is cheaper than brass.

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Is copper cheaper than stainless steel?

Yes, brass is cheaper than copper.


What is the alloy of copper and brass?

Brass is the alloy of copper and zinc.


Is Brass copper a insulator?

Both brass and copper are conductors.


Are trombones copper?

Trombones commonly contain copper, since they are typically made from brass. Brass is an alloy, made of copper and zinc - mostly copper. Most all trombones plated in nickel, black nickel, silver or gold are still brass underneath. FYI: "Gold brass" is an uninformed way of referring to yellow brass, a common alloy composition of 67% copper and 33% zinc, and is not actually gold. Additionally, some trombone bells have a red color. This just means that there is more copper in the brass composition, more like 85% copper, 15% zinc. This redder color is often referred to as "Rose Brass" or "Red Brass". Although, true red brass is not brass, but what is known as gunmetal, an alloy that contains copper, zinc, tin & lead. BTW: Bronze and brass are similar, as they both contain copper. However, bronze is an alloy of copper and tin, instead of copper and zinc.


Why are the pins on a plug made of brass not copper?

because brass is generally tarnish resisant so it does not discolours easily and also because brass is not such expensive as copper <<>> The pins are make of brass because it is a harder metal than copper and will wear better through use over its lifetime.


What is mixed with copper to make brass?

Brass is mainly an alloy of copper and zinc. Some alloys do have small amounts of arsenic added also.


Is brass the same thing as copper?

Depends on what the usage is do you want YELLOW Brass 60% Copper 40% Zinc Or do you want RED BRASS? 85% Copper 15% Zinc


Is brass nonmetal or a copper?

Brass is an alloy made by combining copper with zinc. It is not a nonmetal; it is a metallic alloy.


Which metal is present in both brass and bronze?

Both these alloys contain the common metal,copper


Why does cheap jewelry tur your skin green?

because it is made of a cheaper metal such as copper or brass (which is mainly copper anyway) and copper reacts with acid in your sweat and tarnishes. the green stain on your skin is that tarnish rubbing off on it.


What two metals compose the alloy brass?

Zinc and Copper Copper and zinc make up the mixture (alloy) brass.


Brass mimics copper or gold?

Gold, definitely. How about fixing this question as to what type of "brass" There is Yellow brass 60% Copper 40% Zinc and the more common red brass 85% copper and 15% Zinc then there is Muntz metal and Bronze thus BRASS = COPPER as there is NO gold content in "Brass"