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HIGH-STRENGTH BRASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does high-strength brass mean? 

HIGH-STRENGTH BRASS (noun)
  The noun HIGH-STRENGTH BRASS has 1 sense:

1. a brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden itplay

  Familiarity information: HIGH-STRENGTH BRASS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HIGH-STRENGTH BRASS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

high-strength brass; manganese bronze

Hypernyms ("high-strength brass" is a kind of...):

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)


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