Assertion: alloy | /r/HasProperty | a used
Facets:
value: as a base for silver plating
type: PURPOSE
value: commonly
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The alloy is a commonly used as a metal framework for dental partials.
text: The alloy was much-used as a base for silver plating.
text: The high malleability and workability, relatively good resistance to corrosion, and traditionally attributed acoustic properties of brass, have made it the usual metal of choice for construction of musical instruments whose acoustic resonators consist of long, relatively narrow tubing, often folded or coiled for compactness; silver and its alloys, and even gold, have been used for the same reasons, but brass is the most economical choice.