«White Metals Based on Copper.»—
I.—Copper, 65 parts; arsenic, 55 parts.
II.—Copper, 64 parts; arsenic, 50 parts.
III.—Copper, 10 parts; zinc, 20 parts; nickel, 30 parts.
IV.—Nickel, 70 parts; copper, 30 parts; zinc, 20 parts.
V.—Nickel, 60 parts; copper, 30 parts; zinc, 30 parts.
VI.—Copper, 8 parts; nickel, 4 parts; zinc, 4 parts.
VII.—Copper, 10 parts; nickel, 5 parts; zinc, 5 parts.
VIII.—Copper, 8 parts; nickel, 3 parts; zinc, 4 parts.
IX.—Copper, 50 parts; nickel, 25 parts; zinc, 25 parts.
X.—Copper, 55 parts; nickel, 24 parts; zinc, 21 parts.
XI.—Copper, 55 parts; nickel, 24 parts; zinc, 16 parts; iron, 2 parts; tin, 3 parts.
IX, X, and XI are suitable for tableware.
XII.—Copper, 67 parts, and arsenic, 53 parts.
XIII.—Copper, 63 parts, and arsenic, 57 parts.
XII and XIII are bright gray, unaffected by the temperature of boiling water; they are fusible at red heat.
«White Metals Based on Platinum.»—
I.—Platinum, 1 part; copper, 4 parts; or platinum, 1 1/2 parts; copper, 3 1/2 parts.
II.—Platinum, 10 parts; tin, 90 parts; or platinum, 8 parts; tin, 92 parts.
III.—Platinum, 7 parts; copper, 13 parts; tin, 80 parts.
IV.—Platinum, 2 parts; steel, 98 parts.
V.—Platinum, 2.5 parts; steel, 97.5 parts.
IV and V are for gun metal.
«Miscellaneous White-Metal Alloys.»—
I.—For lining cross-head slides: Lead, 65 parts; antimony, 25 parts; copper, 10 parts. Some object to white metal containing lead or zinc. It has been found, however, that lead and zinc have properties of great use in these alloys.
II.—Tin, 85 parts; antimony, 7 1/2 parts; copper, 7 1/2 parts.
III.—Tin, 90 parts; copper, 3 parts; antimony, 7 parts. {80}
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