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 Posted: Tue May 4th, 2010 06:20 pm
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Skipdawg



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Hammerfjord wrote: From what I found: There is the leaded naval bronze: Sn=6.0%, Pb=1.5%, Zn=4.5%, Cu=88%(Sn for tin,Pb for lead,Zn for zinc, Cu for copper) and the "non leaded bronze" with less lead. This alloy is called in fact Naval Brass or C46400. Here's a data sheet:http://www.atlasbronze.com/C46400_product_sheet.html
I polished allot of that brass back in my day in the US Navy.