This section is from the "Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas Recipes Processes" encyclopedia, by Norman W. Henley and others.
This alloy is used especially in England for the manufacture of teapots, and is very popular owing to the fine white color it possesses. It takes a high polish, and articles made from this alloy acquire in the course of time, upon only being rubbed with a white cloth, a permanent silver luster. The composition of Bath metal is copper, 55 parts; zinc, 45 parts.
This is composed of 72 parts of copper, 16.6 of nickel, 1.8 of cobalt, 1 of zinc; 0.5 per cent of aluminum may be added.
CASTING COPPER:
This alloy consists of 33 parts of copper and 25 of zinc. It has a dark golden-yellow color, great tenacity, and can be forged at a red heat, properties which make it especially suitable for fine castings.
Yellow.—Copper, 67 to 70 parts; zinc, 33 to 30 parts.
Red.—Copper, 82 parts; zinc, 18 parts.
 
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