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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.

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1870–75

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phosphor bronze

—n
	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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