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Gunmetal is a kind of bronze, an alloy of copper, tin, and some zinc, originally used chiefly for making guns, but later superseded by steel. It is also called red brass in America. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ...
Gunmetal may refer to: Gunmetal, a kind of bronze. ...
Assorted ancient Bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ...
An alloy is a combination, either in solution or compound, of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, and where the resulting material has metallic properties. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Atomic mass 63. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Atomic mass 118. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ...
A gun is a common name given to a device that fires high-velocity projectiles. ...
For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). ...
Gunmetals produced for different purposes vary slightly in composition. In some cases, the alloy may be composed only from copper and tin, or from copper, tin, and lead. It has many uses in industry, and is used for statues and various small objects, e.g. buttons. For PB or pb as an abbreviation, see PB. General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ...
U.S. Government bronze spec. G is a gunmetal composed of 88% copper, 10% tin, and 2% zinc. U.S. Government bronze spec. H is composed of 83% copper, 14% tin, 3% zinc, and 0.8% phosphorus.
Gunmetal can also mean steel treated to simulate gunmetal bronze.
Gunmetal is also a name for a shade of grey colour.
External links - National Pollutant Inventory - Copper and compounds fact sheet
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