BRONZE

n. Broînz. Gr., xad«ds. Lat., ws. Fr., bronze. Ger., Bronze. It., bronzo. Sp., bronce. An alloy containing from 84 to 90 per cent. of copper and from 3 to 15 per cent. of tin, usually also from 1 to 8 per cent. of lead and from 1 to 12 per cent. of zinc. [B, 3.J—Aluminium D. See under ALUMINIUM.—Phosphor-b, Ger., Phosphor bronze. B. containing from 0°25 to 25 per cent. of phosphorus in the form of phosphide of tin; a very hard, tough, and elastic alloy. [B, 3.