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Phosphor bronze   /fˈɑsfˌɔr brɑnz/   Listen
noun
Bronze  n.  
1.
An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used for statues, bells, cannon, etc., the proportions of the ingredients being varied to suit the particular purposes. The varieties containing the higher proportions of tin are brittle, as in bell metal and speculum metal.
2.
A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze. "A print, a bronze, a flower, a root."
3.
A yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze; also, a pigment or powder for imitating bronze.
4.
Boldness; impudence; "brass." "Imbrowned with native bronze, lo! Henley stands."
Aluminium bronze. See under Aluminium.
Bronze age, an age of the world which followed the stone age, and was characterized by the use of implements and ornaments of copper or bronze.
Bronze powder, a metallic powder, used with size or in combination with painting, to give the appearance of bronze, gold, or other metal, to any surface.
Phosphor bronze and Silicious bronze or Silicium bronze are made by adding phosphorus and silicon respectively to ordinary bronze, and are characterized by great tenacity.





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"Phosphor bronze" Quotes from Famous Books



... the AEolus was laid in position on the 10th March last year, and up to the present time fully two thirds of the estimated weight has been worked into her structure. Says Industries: She is built of steel, with large phosphor bronze castings for stern post, shaft brackets, and stem, the latter terminating in a formidable ram. The hull is sheathed with wood, and will be covered with copper to enable her to keep the seas for a lengthened period on remote stations, where there is a lack of docking accommodation. All the vital ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 • Various
... made of tubular nickel chrome steel, and the pistons of drawn steel, each being fitted with four piston rings. Of these the two rings nearest to the piston head were of the ordinary cast-iron type, while the others were of phosphor bronze, so arranged as to take the side thrust of the piston. The cylinders were of steel, arranged in two groups or rows of four, the angular distance between them being 90 degrees. In the space above the crankshaft, between ...
— A History of Aeronautics • E. Charles Vivian
... aerial any one of a number of kinds of wire can be used and among these are (a) stranded copper wire; (b) braided copper wire; (c) stranded silicon bronze wire, and (d) stranded phosphor bronze wire. Stranded and braided copper wire is very flexible as it is formed of seven strands of fine wire twisted or braided together and it is very good for short and light aerials. Silicon bronze wire is stronger than ...
— The Radio Amateur's Hand Book • A. Frederick Collins


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