phosphor bronze

American  

noun

1. a bronze, composed of about 80 percent copper, 10 percent tin, 9 percent antimony, and 1 percent phosphorus, having great hardness and resistance to corrosion.

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phosphor bronze British  

noun

1. any of various hard corrosion-resistant alloys containing copper, tin (2–8 per cent), and phosphorus (0.1–0.4 per cent): used in gears, bearings, cylinder casings, etc

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Etymology

Origin of phosphor bronze

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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phosphor bronze

Other uses are in the manufacture of special alloys such as ferrophosphorus and phosphor bronze.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

In the entire 1903 engine only five basic materials—excepting those in the purchased "magneto" and the platinum facing on the ignition-system firing points—were used: steel, cast iron, aluminum, phosphor bronze, and babbit.

From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Hobbs, Leonard S.

In it is the new model Maxim rapid- fire gun, mounted very strongly on an apparatus of steel and phosphor bronze, the invention of Canadian engineers.

From A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict by Marshall, Logan

The big ends are lined with white metal and the small ends are bushed with phosphor bronze.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

You may know that phosphor bronze is the finest material for ship-building in the world, but the majority of 'em can't use it on account of the cost of the copper.

From The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea by Pemberton, Max, Sir