Brass is an alloy made primarily from copper and zinc. It's known for its bright gold appearance and resistance to corrosion.
Consider brass as a superhero team-up like Batman & Robin. Copper alone is soft but when combined with zinc (Robin), they become stronger together forming brass - resistant to corrosion just like Batman & Robin are resilient against villains.
Alloy: A substance made by melting two or more elements together, at least one of them a metal.
Copper: A reddish-brown ductile malleable metallic element that is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity.
Zinc: A bluish-white lustrous metal that is brittle at room temperature but malleable with heating. It's used to form a wide variety of alloys including brass.
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