Difference between Gunmetal and Brass

What is the difference between Gunmetal and Brass?

Gunmetal as a noun is an alloy of 88% copper, 10% tin and 2% zinc, originally used for making guns while Brass as a noun is a metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.

Gunmetal

Part of speech: noun

Definition: an alloy of 88% copper, 10% tin and 2% zinc, originally used for making guns a dark grey colour

Brass

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound.Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired.The colour of brass.(used as a singular or plural noun; especially in conjunction with the word 'hat) High-ranking officers.A brave or foolhardy attitude.(slang; also brass in pocket) Money.(slang; from brass nail; countable) A prostitute.(slang; from brass monkey) Cold.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Made of brass.of the colour of brass.Bad, annoying.Related to brass instruments.

Example sentence: Although there was a point with the Tijuana Brass where we were playing for such huge crowds that I kind of lost contact. At one point, the only connection I had with the audience was with people out there lighting cigarettes.

We hope you now know whether to use Gunmetal or Brass in your sentence.

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