Bronze
Bronze
Bronze (/brɒnz/; from Persian: برنج berenj, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-) is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (such as aluminium, manganese, nickel or zinc) and sometimes non-metals or metalloids such as arsenic, phosphorus or silicon.
Etymology
The word bronze (early 18th century) comes from the French bronze, itself borrowed from Italian bronzo "bell metal, brass" (13th century), whose origin is uncertain. It might be connected with Venetian braso "brass".
Related Terms
- Bronze Age: A historical period characterized by the use of bronze, in some areas proto-writing, and other early features of urban civilization.
- Bronzite: A member of the pyroxene group of minerals, belonging to the orthorhombic system.
- Bronzing: The process of giving a bronze-like appearance to a surface.
- Bronze sculpture: A sculpture made out of bronze, a common material for making sculptures since antiquity.
- Bronze disease: A corrosion product typically found on the surface of bronze objects, consisting of hydrochloric acid, copper chlorides and other compounds.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Bronze
- Wikipedia's article - Bronze
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