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.

---

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

---

Etymology

Origin of phosphor bronze

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

About the best material for such guard points is either aluminum or phosphor bronze, as such material is lighter than gold and very rigid and strong.

From Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology by Anonymous

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

"I should want all the bushings of phosphor bronze."

From The Motormaniacs by Osbourne, Lloyd

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