Alloy+of+copper+and+zinc
61metalworking — Of all the crafts in ancient Mesopotamia, as well as in other parts of the ancient world, metalworking was arguably the most important and influential. Metal working was essential to both agriculture, the mainstay of local economies, which… …
62red brass — noun brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap jewelry • Syn: ↑guinea gold • Hypernyms: ↑brass * * * noun 1. : brass having a reddish tint due to a high copper content :… …
63Bidriware — is a metal handicraft that originated in Bidar, Karnataka, in the 14th century C.E., during the rule of the Bahamani Sultans. The term Bidriware originates from the township of Bidar, which is still the only town that manufactures the unique… …
64Plated ware — refers to articles chiefly intended for tableware consisting of an base metal or alloy covered by one of the precious metals, with the object of giving them the appearance of gold or silver. Historically, the standard amount of precious metal… …
65brass — The bright yellow or golden alloy of copper and zinc, in the proportion of about two parts of copper to one part zinc. The zinc makes brass stronger and harder than copper is alone. It is malleable and ductile, though variations in its… …
66Berne zinc tablet — The Berne zinc tablet (also Gobannus tablet ) was found in the 1980s in Berne. It is inscribed with an apparently Gaulish inscription, consisting of the four words, each on its own line, the letter formed by little dots impressed onto the metal …
67Electric Smelting and Aluminum Company — Type Private Industry Aluminum, bronze, carborundum, copper, alloys Founded c. 1886 to 1940s Founder(s) Alfred H. Cowles, Eugene H. Cowles Headquarters …
685086 aluminium alloy — 5086 is an aluminium alloy, primarily alloyed with magnesium. It is not strengthened by heat treatment, instead becoming stronger due to strain hardening, or cold mechanical working of the material.Since heat treatment doesn t strongly affect the …
69Dutch metal — n. tombac, an alloy of copper and zinc * * * brass with a yellow colour simulating that of gold. The percentage of copper ranges from 85 to 88, the remainder being zinc. As the zinc content becomes higher, the colour becomes paler. Highly… …
70aurichalcite — ˌȯrəˈkalˌsīt noun ( s) Etymology: German aurichalzit, from Latin aurichalcum yellow copper ore (alteration influenced by aurum gold of orichalcum) + German it ite more at orichalc : a mineral ( …
