Alloys. Part 2
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This section is from the "Encyclopedia Of Practical Receipts And Processes" book, by William B. Dick. Also available from Amazon: Dick's encyclopedia of practical receipts and processes.
Alloys. Part 2
3348. Table of the Principal Alloys of Copper
3348. Table of the Principal Alloys of Copper. This table of the alloys of copper is from Dr. Ure. The bronze for statues is the composition used by Keller Brothers, the celebrated brass founders.
Copper. | Zinc. | Tin. | Nickel. | Antimony | Lead. | |
Antique bronze sword | 87.000 | 13.000 | ||||
" springs | 97.000 | 3.000 | ||||
Bronze for statues | 91.400 | 5.530 | 1.700 | 1.370 | ||
" for medals | 90.000 | 10.000 | ||||
" for canon | 90.000 | 10.000 | ||||
" for cymbals | 78.000 | 22.000 | ||||
" for gliding | 82.257 | 17.481 | 0.238 | 0.024 | ||
" " | 80.000 | 16.500 | 2.500 | 1.000 | ||
Speculum metals | 66.000 | 34.000 | ||||
Brass for sheet | 84.700 | 15.300 | ||||
Gliding metal | 73.730 | 26.270 | ||||
Prince's metal | 75.000 | 25.000 | ||||
" " | 50.000 | 50.000 | ||||
Dutch metal | 84.700 | 15.300 | ||||
English wire | 70.290 | 29.260 | 0.170 | 0.280 | ||
Mosaic gold | 66.000 | 34.000 | ||||
Gun metal for bearings, stocks, etc.----- | 90.300 | 9.670 | 0.030 | |||
Muntz's metal | 60.000 | 40.000 | ||||
Good yellow brass | 66.000 | 34.000 | ||||
Babbitt's metal for bushing.......... | 8.300 | 83.400 | 8.300 | |||
Bell metal for large bells............. | 80.000 | 20.000 | ||||
Britannia metal | 1.000 | 2.000 | 81.000 | 16.000 | ||
Nickel silver, English | 60.000 | 17.800 | 22.200 | |||
" " Parisian | 50.000 | 13.600 | 19.300 | |||
German silver | 50.000 | 25.000 | 25.000 | |||
Pinchbeck | 80.200 | 20.000 |
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