PHOSPHOR BRONZE Definition & Meaning

phosphor bronze

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

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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First recorded in 1870–75

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

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

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

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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.

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

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