Bell metal
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Description
A metal alloy used for casting bells and musical chimes. Bell metal is usually composed of Copper with 15-40% Tin, but may contain small amounts of Zinc, Iron, or Lead for damping.
Synonyms and Related Terms
bell bronze; bronze à cloches (Fr.); Glockenbronze (Deut.); klokkenbrons (Ned.)
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Refractive Index = 1.0052
Resources and Citations
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 Comment: copper with 15-40% tin
- R.Child,"The Identification of Post-Industrial Revolution Metals" in Modern Metals in Museums, Institute for Archaeology Publications, London, 1988. - 15-25% tin
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_metal (Accessed Oct. 18, 2005): cymbal alloys
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: ref. index=1.0052