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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A dull, corrosion resistant alloy. Terne is composed of [ | + | A dull, corrosion resistant alloy. Terne is composed of [[lead|lead]] (67-90%) and [[tin|tin]] (10-33%) with small amounts of other metals such as [[zinc|zinc]], [[nickel|nickel]] and [[magnesium|magnesium]]. Terne metal is used as a thin, dipped coating on sheet [[iron|iron]]. The coated iron, called terneplate, is used for roofing, gasoline tanks, oil cans, and solvent containers. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 10 May 2016
Description
A dull, corrosion resistant alloy. Terne is composed of Lead (67-90%) and Tin (10-33%) with small amounts of other metals such as Zinc, Nickel and Magnesium. Terne metal is used as a thin, dipped coating on sheet Iron. The coated iron, called terneplate, is used for roofing, gasoline tanks, oil cans, and solvent containers.
Synonyms and Related Terms
terneplate; ternaloy; tereplate; roofing tin; terne coated steel; valley tin; tin roof; Follansbee TCD [Follansbeen Steel Corp.]
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 809: 3-15% tin
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 Comment: 67-90 percent lead and 10-33 percent tin
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: terne: 15% tin