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Definition of Phosphor bronze
1. Noun. A corrosion-resistant bronze containing phosphorus; used in bearings and gears.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phosphor Bronze
Literary usage of Phosphor bronze
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The following is a method which may be used where phosphorus alone is wanted, in
phosphor bronze, phosphor copper, phosphor tin, etc. ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1885)
"It is not, therefore, desirable to add to the bronze a larger quantity of phosphorus
than will suffice to reduce the oxide present. Phosphor-bronze waa ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1885)
"Phosphor-bronze was first prepared by Dr. Kunzel, of Dresden, and was brought
into practical use in England early in 1873. The alloys of this class are ..."
4. Materials of Construction: Their Manufacture, Properties, and Uses by Adelbert Philo Mills (1915)
"In consequence, silicon bronze is a much better conductor than phosphor bronze,
and is considerably used for , telephone wires, etc. ..."
5. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"PHOSPHORUS AMI PHOSPHOR-BRONZE. 43. Phosphorus is a soft, translucent, colorless
solid of a waxy consistency, having a specific gravity, when solid, ..."
6. The Materials of Engineering by Robert Henry Thurston (1884)
"The comparatively high cost of phosphor-bronze has checked its introduction, ...
When expense does not permit the use of phosphor-bronze instead of ordinary ..."
7. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1913)
"The upper end of the transplant was sutured into the capsule, the muscle attachments
being secured by means of phosphor bronze wire sutures. ..."
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