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

Says Industries: She is built of steel, with large phosphor bronze castings for stern post, shaft brackets, and stem, the latter terminating in a formidable ram.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various

The telescope is fitted with hard phosphor bronze bearing rings and is reversible.

From Astronomical Instruments and Accessories by William Gaertner and Company

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 Logan Marshall

The ram is divided inside into two compartments, each having a phosphor bronze air piston.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 by Various