#copper-base_alloy any alloy whose principal component is copper
supertype: #alloy__metal a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
subtype: #brass__bras an alloy of copper and zinc
subtype: #alpha-beta_brass__Muntz_metal__yellow_metal a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products
subtype: #manganese_bronze__manganesebronze__highstrengthbras a brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden it
subtype: #naval_brass__navalbras__Admiralty_brass__Admiralty_Metal__Tobin_bronze alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark
subtype: #alpha_brass__alphabras a brass-zinc alloy; used mainly for cold working
subtype: #bearing_brass__bearingbras a brass bushing or a lining for a bearing
subtype: #cartridge_brass__cartridgebras a copper-zinc alloy (containing about 30% zinc) that is wrought into cartridges or tubing
subtype: #gilding_metal__gildingmetal a brass that is rich in copper; used to make articles that were to be gilded
subtype: #high_brass brass with 35% zinc
subtype: #latten brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils
subtype: #low_brass__lowbras brass with 30% (or less) zinc
subtype: #ormolu brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture
subtype: #red_brass__guinea_gold brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap jewelry
subtype: #bronze an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
subtype: #gunmetal a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water)
subtype: #phosphor_bronze a corrosion-resistant bronze containing phosphorus; used in bearings and gears
subtype: #alpha_bronze__alphabronze a copper-tin alloy that can be worked
subtype: #bell_metal bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in making bells
subtype: #beryllium_bronze__berylliumbronze a copper-base alloy containing beryllium
subtype: #leaded_bronze bronze to which 1-4% lead is added
subtype: #nickel_bronze a bronze containing up to 30% nickel
subtype: #silicon_bronze__siliconbronze a bronze with 2-3% silicon that is resistant to corrosion
subtype: #cupronickel a 60/40 alloy of copper and nickel
subtype: #aluminum_bronze__aluminium_bronze__aluminiumbronze a copper-aluminum alloy with high tensile strength and resistance to corrosion
subtype: #constantan__Eureka a copper-nickel alloy with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
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