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- Micrograph no
- 512
- Brief description
- Leaded gun metal bronze.
- Keywords
- alloy
, bronze
, copper, lead
, metal, tin
- Categories
- Metal or alloy
- System
- Cu-Sn
- Composition
- Cu 85, Sn 5, Zn 5, Pb 5 (wt% approx)
- Standard codes
- Reaction
- Processing
- Chill Cast
- Applications
- Sample preparation
- Ferric chloride
- Technique
- Reflected light microscopy
- Length bar
- 800 μm
- Further information
- An alloy of bronze containing lead and zinc. The blue-grey lead is clearly visible, as is the porosity due to the formation of sulphides.
- Contributor
- Dr R F Cochrane
- Organisation
- Department of Materials, University of Leeds
- Date
- 04/09/02
- Licence for re-use
Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales
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