The most difficult alloys riddles

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What is brass composed of?

copper and iron

copper and zinc

copper and lead

Brass is us used for musical instruments such as horns and bells for its acoustic properties and high malleability. One type of brass, called Prince's metal (75% copper, 25% zinc), is used as an imitation of gold due to its beautiful yellow color.

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Typically, what is bronze made of?

copper and zinc

copper and lead

copper and iron

Copper and tin ores are rarely found together, so serious bronze work during Bronze Age has always involved trade. In Europe, the major source for tin was Great Britain's deposits of ore in Cornwall, which were traded as far as Phoenicia in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Which metal or alloy used in the Antiquity is the hardest?

Though bronze is generally harder than wrought iron, the Bronze Age gave way to the Iron Age. This happened because iron was easier to find and easier to process.

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What material are church bells made of?

The traditional metal for church bells is a bronze of about 23% tin. Steel was tried during the busy church-building period of mid-19th-century England, for its economy over bronze, but was found not to be durable.

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