What is Brass?
An alloy of copper and zinc
Plus additions of other metals to enhance different properties
Notes:
Brass is a metal alloy of Copper and Zinc, with copper content ranging from 58% to 95%.
In addition to Zinc, the major alloying element, small additions (less than 5%) of other alloying elements are added to modify the properties so that the resulting material is fit for a given purpose.
There are over 40 standard compositions of Brass