Muntz metal

Muntz metal
/munts/.
[1860-65; named after its inventor, G. F. Muntz, 19th-century English metallurgist and manufacturer]

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brass
also called  Yellow Metal,  

      variety of the alloy brass consisting of 60 percent copper and 40 percent zinc, named after the English businessman George F. Muntz, who patented it in 1832. Muntz metal must be worked hot. It is used to make machine parts that require resistance to corrosion.

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  • Muntz metal — Composition Com po*si tion, n. [F. composition, fr. L. compositio. See {Composite}.] 1. The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients. In specific uses: (a)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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