Bronze

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Bronze is a metal alloy primarily composed of copper and tin, historically significant for tools, weapons, art, and coins since the Bronze Age.

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Label Occurrences
Bronze canonical 2

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Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf copper alloy ⓘ
metal alloy ⓘ
associatedWithHistoricalPeriod Bronze Age ⓘ
containsPossibleElement aluminum ⓘ
lead ⓘ
manganese ⓘ
nickel ⓘ
phosphorus ⓘ
silicon ⓘ
zinc ⓘ
corrosionResistanceRelativeToIron higher ⓘ
hardnessRelativeToCopper higher ⓘ
hasColor golden-brown ⓘ
reddish-brown ⓘ
hasCommonVariant aluminum bronze ⓘ
bell metal ⓘ
gunmetal ⓘ
manganese bronze ⓘ
phosphor bronze ⓘ
silicon bronze ⓘ
hasPrimaryComponent copper ⓘ
hasProperty castable ⓘ
ductile ⓘ
good electrical conductivity ⓘ
good thermal conductivity ⓘ
harder than pure copper ⓘ
low friction against metals ⓘ
malleable ⓘ
more corrosion-resistant than pure iron ⓘ
non-sparking ⓘ
resistant to metal fatigue ⓘ
resistant to seawater corrosion ⓘ
hasSecondaryComponent tin ⓘ
hasTypicalTinContentRange 5–25 percent by weight ⓘ
historicallySignificantFor Bronze Age ⓘ
meltingPointRange approximately 850–1050 °C ⓘ
precededMaterialInHistory wrought iron for tools and weapons ⓘ
replacedStoneFor many tools and weapons in the Bronze Age ⓘ
typicalManufacturingProcess casting ⓘ
forging ⓘ
machining ⓘ
usedFor architectural hardware ⓘ
armor ⓘ
bearings ⓘ
bells ⓘ
bushings ⓘ
coins ⓘ
electrical connectors ⓘ
medals ⓘ
mirrors in antiquity ⓘ
musical instruments ⓘ
plaques ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
ship fittings ⓘ
springs ⓘ
statuary ⓘ
tools ⓘ
weapons ⓘ
usedIn commemorative sculptures ⓘ
public monuments ⓘ
religious statuary ⓘ
usedInArtTradition lost-wax casting ⓘ

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