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manganese bronze

noun

  1. an alloy that is about 55 percent copper, 40 percent zinc, and up to 3.5 percent manganese.


manganese bronze

noun

  1. any of various alloys containing copper (55–60 per cent), zinc (35–42 per cent), and manganese (about 3.5 per cent)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of manganese bronze1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences

Replicating the manganese bronze valve might cost $1 million and take years.

In other respects manganese bronze is a very fast colour.

To the ribs were riveted the plates, which are of manganese bronze, which is a kind of refined brass, only three-sixteenths of an inch thick, and the upper two streaks are of aluminium.

The propeller-blades of large steamships are usually made of manganese bronze.

A rod or wire of soft brass containing a large percentage of zinc is suitable for adding to brass, while copper requires the use of copper or manganese bronze rods.

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