Difference between revisions of "Aich's metal"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A [ | + | A [[brass|brass]] alloy containing [[copper|copper]] (60%), [[zinc|zinc]] (38.2%) and [[iron|iron]] (1.8%) that was patented by J. Aich in 1860. The addition of iron hardens the alloy and makes it more suitable for forging. |
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Revision as of 08:40, 7 January 2014
Description
A Brass alloy containing Copper (60%), Zinc (38.2%) and Iron (1.8%) that was patented by J. Aich in 1860. The addition of iron hardens the alloy and makes it more suitable for forging.
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 524
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996