bell metal
an alloy of about 80 percent copper and 20 percent tin, sometimes with small amounts of lead and zinc, having low damping qualities and used especially for bells.
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The bells were cast in Spain and much silver jewellery and household plate were melted with the bell-metal.
Stories of California | Ella M. SextonTin also occurs as sulphide combined with sulphides of copper and iron in the mineral stannine or bell-metal ore.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerBronze, bell-metal, and probably all the other alloys of tin with copper present the same peculiarities.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreBy this process, from 100 pounds of bell metal, about 50 pounds of copper were extracted, containing only one per cent.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreNow I think of it, tell the Bishop of Clogher, he shall not cheat me of one inch of my bell metal.
The Journal to Stella | Jonathan Swift
British Dictionary definitions for bell metal
an alloy of copper and tin, with some zinc and lead, used in casting bells
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