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

Other metals valued from the wrecks include copper cables and phosphor bronze propellers.

From The Guardian

Other metals valued from the wrecks including copper cables and phosphor bronze propellors.

From The Guardian

Unlike marine species that can be cut up to facilitate smuggling, salvage of a phosphor bronze propeller requires industry to process it into ingots.

From The Guardian

Some of the propellors, often the first items to be stolen, are made of phosphor bronze scrap metal, valued at over £2,000 per tonne.

From The Guardian

All the parts are of brass except the valve proper, which is of phosphor bronze.

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