Shortish answer, yes( if dry), brass being a self lubricating material due to the copper content.
Do you not lubricate stainless spokes in brass nipples?
The choice is yours.
Brass nipples are usually either nickel plated or have some form of chemical conversion process to make them black. That changes both the electrochemistry and tribology questions.
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Shortish answer, yes( if dry), brass being a self lubricating material due to the copper content.