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

The phosphor bronze wire is more difficult to wind satisfactorily, for it is harder to bend than the copper wire, and it has the further disadvantage of being more brittle.

From The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior by Yerkes, Robert M.

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

From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by Low, David Allan

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.

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

From The Motormaniacs by Osbourne, Lloyd