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white metal: see Babbitt metal Babbitt metal, an antifriction metal first produced by Isaac Babbitt in 1839. In present-day usage the term is applied to a whole class of silver-white bearing metals, or "white metals. ..... Click the link for more information. . white metal [′wīt ‚med·əl] (metallurgy) Any of several white-colored metals and their alloys of relatively low melting points, such as lead, tin, antimony, and zinc. A copper matte of about 77% copper, obtained from the smelting of sulfide copper ores. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Ney Metals is a 135-year-old company specializing in white metals. But the treated cotton is not suitable for use in the white metals industry (work with molten alum[num) because chemical treatment causes aluminum) to stick to the fabric. Unlike most metal investment conferences, ours focuses exclusively on silver and the other white metals -- PGMs. |
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