An alloy of three parts of copper and two of zinc, malleable when hot. It has taken the place of copper for sheathing, because cheaper and more easily rolled. (Sturgis, 1900)
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An alloy of three parts of copper and two of zinc, malleable when hot. It has taken the place of copper for sheathing, because cheaper and more easily rolled. (Sturgis, 1900)
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