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Definition of Naval brass
1. Noun. Alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark.
Generic synonyms: Alpha-beta Brass, Muntz Metal, Yellow Metal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Naval Brass
Literary usage of Naval brass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Ship Calculations, Construction and Operation: A Book of by Charles Haynes Hughes (1917)
"naval brass contains 62% copper, 36 to 37% zinc and 1 to 1J^% tin. Is not affected
by salt water. When rolled into rods according to the US Navy ..."
2. The Marine Steam Engine: A Treatise for Engineering Students, Young by Richard Sennett, Henry John Oram (1913)
"naval brass.—The decay of Muntz-metal referred to in the previous paragraph
appears to be very largely reduced or practically prevented by the addition of a ..."
3. A Pocket-book of Marine Engineering Rules and Tables: For the Use of Marine by Albert Edward Seaton, Henry Morrison Rounthwaite (1922)
"naval brass Rods, Sheets, and Plates. naval brass bars are to be capable of (a)
... Test pieces, at least Ц inches wide, cut from naval brass sheets and ..."
4. Marine Engineers' Handbook by Frank Ward Sterling (1920)
"Valve stems for composition valves will be made of rolled naval brass, rolled
phosphor bronze or ... Hand wheels for all valves will be of cast naval brass. ..."
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