copper alloys
Bronze and brass
Copper alloys are metals made by combining copper with other elements—tin, zinc, nickel, or aluminum—to enhance strength, corrosion resistance, or other properties.
Bronze (copper and tin) and brass (copper and zinc) are the most familiar examples.
The plumbing fixtures were made from copper alloys for durability.
- cupronickelCopper-nickel alloy
- ship propellerRotating blades driving watercraft
- verdigrisCopper oxidation's green crust
- antique finishArtificially aged surface coating
- gunmetalBluish-gray bronze alloy
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- Copper Smeltingfurnace, smelter, ore, crucible, slag
- copperworkcoppersmithing, copperware, weathervanes, gutters, downspouts
- metallurgysmelting, refining, ferrite, base metal, alloys
- metalwork conservationpatina, corrosion, tarnish, stabilization, museum conservation
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