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Bronze

Metal

Bronze

In antiquity and historical usage, an alloy of copper and tin. Usually with up to 14% tin, but many examples of ancient alloys are known with higher tin contents. 14% tin is the limit of solid solution of tin in well annealed alpha-bronzes. In modern usage, the term bronze is associated with a number of copper alloys that may contain no tin at all and in which case the composition of the alloy should be specified.