phosphor bronze

American  

noun

1. 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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phosphor bronze British  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of phosphor bronze

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Other uses are in the manufacture of special alloys such as ferrophosphorus and phosphor bronze.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The ram is divided inside into two compartments, each having a phosphor bronze air piston.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 by Various

"I should want all the bushings of phosphor bronze."

From The Motormaniacs by Osbourne, Lloyd

All the parts are of brass except the valve proper, which is of phosphor bronze.

From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by Low, David Allan

Says Industries: She is built of steel, with large phosphor bronze castings for stern post, shaft brackets, and stem, the latter terminating in a formidable ram.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various