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Britannia Metal
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Home > Scrap General > Scrap Metal Commodities Reference - B > Britannia Metal
This is, in reality, tin hardened with from 5 to 10% of antimony. It frequently contains a small amount of copper. Typical composition is: tin 140 parts, antimony 8 parts, copper 3 parts. An increase in the amount of copper has the effect of coloring the metal.
The average M.P. of the above alloy is 250 deg C. It is much used as the base metal of plated goods of the ornamental type.
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