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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A silvery color bronze composed of [ | + | A silvery color bronze composed of [[copper|copper]] mixed with high amounts of [[tin|tin]] (up to 20%) or [[aluminum|aluminum]] (up to 10%). White bronze can be brittle and unworkable. It is usually powdered for use in stencils and paints. Some cast items, such as the Tara brooch (8th century Dublin), have been made from the alloy. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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bronze blanc (Fr;); bronze branco (Port.) | bronze blanc (Fr;); bronze branco (Port.) | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 122 |
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Tara brooch." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Tara brooch." Accessed 19 Oct. 2004 . |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:32, 27 June 2022
Description
A silvery color bronze composed of Copper mixed with high amounts of Tin (up to 20%) or Aluminum (up to 10%). White bronze can be brittle and unworkable. It is usually powdered for use in stencils and paints. Some cast items, such as the Tara brooch (8th century Dublin), have been made from the alloy.
Synonyms and Related Terms
bronze blanc (Fr;); bronze branco (Port.)
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 122
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Tara brooch." Accessed 19 Oct. 2004 .