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silicon bronze

[′sil·ə·kən ′bränz]
(metallurgy)
An alloy of copper with 1-5% silicon; it is corrosion-resistant and has good mechanical properties.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

silicon bronze

A copper alloy having silicon as the main alloying element; zinc, manganese, aluminum, iron, or nickel may be added; high-silicon bronze contains 96% copper and 3% silicon; low-silicon bronze contains 97.7% copper and 1.5% silicon.
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