Re: Brass

In article <J2aHe.20342$G71.4928@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"deowll" <deowll@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "maison.mousse" <maison.mousse@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:42e1f019$0$25029$8fcfb975@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Eric Stevens a écrit dans le message ...
> >>On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:41:43 GMT, markovic@xxxxxx (markovic) wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>> > > 2. Are the words used to mean the same thing?
> >>>
> >>>bronze can mean copper with tin, arsenic, or even natural impurities. My
> >>>guess is that brass is defined in a similarly flexible way.
> >>
> >>From a metallurgical point of view, 'Admiralty Bronze' is a brass.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Eric Stevens
> >>
> >
> >
> > Bass contains copper and zinc while bronze contains copper and tin.
> > "Bronze or brass does not refer to alloys of a definite composition but
> > rather to all alloys of copper with zinc or copper with tin respectively
> > in
> > varying percentages.
> >
> > Wikipedia is not a good source for scientific information
> > but for definitions for those with a passing interest.
> > A general chemistry text is better. For those with a greater interest a
> > text on metallurgy is in order.
> >
> > JL
> >
> >
>
> And my problem is nothing before 1700 contained zinc so what the heck was
> all the "brass" before then made off? My guess was it contained lead for
> easier casting but that would have made it weaker. My next guess is that
> there is no clear meaning to the word brass as it is translated. It might
> just as well be copper alloy and be done with it.
>
>

So, you didn't see the reply about "calamine brass" and the many
thousands of Roman examples of brass extant? Brass does not need zinc
metal, only the ore.


HWL
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