bell metal

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bell metal

An alloy of tin and copper used to make bells.

bell metal

(Engineering / Metallurgy) an alloy of copper and tin, with some zinc and lead, used in casting bells

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bell metal - bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in making bells

bronze - an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

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