I'm not sure if it was brass on my valve stems or "aluminum" on those stem caps but they were so badly corroded I couldn't could help but remove them from my tires to add air. I had to use a cutting tool and cut them off the valve stems. I drive my truck a lot in the winter, so I know it gets a lot of salt off the road, but I still didn't expect brass or aluminum to behave like this. Otherwise they looked great! If I buy them again I will make sure to put some lube on the valve stem before installing them on my truck.