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Muntz metal
[ muhnts ]
Muntz metal
/ mʌnts /
noun
- a type of brass consisting of three parts copper and two parts zinc, used in casting and extrusion
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Muntz metal1
First recorded in 1860–65; named after its inventor, G. F. Muntz, 19th-century English metallurgist and manufacturer
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Muntz metal1
C19: named after G. F. Muntz (1794–1857), English metallurgist
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Example Sentences
It was a continuous pleasure to cross the wide, travertine plaza, with its reflecting pools, while looking up at and gulping in what seemed like a perfect arrangement of bronze mullions and Muntz metal spandrels.
From The New Yorker
Muntz metal is used where iron or steel would suffer greatly from corrosion when in contact with salt water.
From Project Gutenberg
The rod is in this case made of Muntz metal.
From Project Gutenberg
The forgeable metals used in engine work are wrought iron, steel, copper, and Muntz metal.
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Wrought iron, steel, and Muntz metal can be welded.
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