phosphor bronze

noun

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.

Origin of phosphor bronze

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby phosphor bronze

phosphonium, phosphonium iodide, phosphoprotein, phosphor, phosphorate, phosphor bronze, phosphoresce, phosphorescence, phosphorescent, phosphoreted, phosphoriboisomerase

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Example sentences from the Web for phosphor bronze

Phosphor-bronze finds little use as conductors in transmission systems because of its relatively high electrical resistance.
Electric Transmission of Water Power|Alton D. Adams
This contact is made by tripping a little lever by means of a toothed wheel of phosphor-bronze.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man|Francis Gano Benedict
If great tensile strength is wanted, iron or steel will supply it at a fraction of the cost of phosphor-bronze.
Electric Transmission of Water Power|Alton D. Adams
The pistons and connecting rods are of forged steel and phosphor-bronze.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885|Various

Phosphor-bronze in a line of given length and resistance has 3.84 times the weight of soft copper.
Electric Transmission of Water Power|Alton D. Adams

British Dictionary definitions for phosphor bronze

phosphor bronze

noun

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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单词	phosphor bronze
释义	phosphor bronze noun 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. Origin of phosphor bronze First recorded in 1870–75 Words nearby phosphor bronze phosphonium, phosphonium iodide, phosphoprotein, phosphor, phosphorate, phosphor bronze, phosphoresce, phosphorescence, phosphorescent, phosphoreted, phosphoriboisomerase Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phosphor bronze Phosphor-bronze finds little use as conductors in transmission systems because of its relatively high electrical resistance. Electric Transmission of Water Power\|Alton D. Adams This contact is made by tripping a little lever by means of a toothed wheel of phosphor-bronze. Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man\|Francis Gano Benedict If great tensile strength is wanted, iron or steel will supply it at a fraction of the cost of phosphor-bronze. Electric Transmission of Water Power\|Alton D. Adams The pistons and connecting rods are of forged steel and phosphor-bronze. Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885\|Various Phosphor-bronze in a line of given length and resistance has 3.84 times the weight of soft copper. Electric Transmission of Water Power\|Alton D. Adams British Dictionary definitions for phosphor bronze phosphor bronze noun 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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