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Muntz metal

[ muhnts ]

Muntz metal

/ mʌnts /

noun

  1. a type of brass consisting of three parts copper and two parts zinc, used in casting and extrusion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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.

Muntz metal is used where iron or steel would suffer greatly from corrosion when in contact with salt water.

The rod is in this case made of Muntz metal.

The forgeable metals used in engine work are wrought iron, steel, copper, and Muntz metal.

Wrought iron, steel, and Muntz metal can be welded.

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