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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 378426, member: 54"]Where did u get that information? “The Internet” I suppose?</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, bronze is used where a nonferrous metal is needed, usually for corrosion resistance, and where high tensile strength is also needed. Most bronze types have higher strength than all brass types. But common names can be confusing, if you want to get technical use the particular alloy’s constituents and percentages of each. For example, gunmetal bronze was normally 90% copper and 10% tin. That alloy was both hard and strong, so was used for cannon barrels for centuries.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 378426, member: 54"]Where did u get that information? “The Internet” I suppose? In any case, bronze is used where a nonferrous metal is needed, usually for corrosion resistance, and where high tensile strength is also needed. Most bronze types have higher strength than all brass types. But common names can be confusing, if you want to get technical use the particular alloy’s constituents and percentages of each. For example, gunmetal bronze was normally 90% copper and 10% tin. That alloy was both hard and strong, so was used for cannon barrels for centuries.[/QUOTE]
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