manganese bronze


noun

an alloy that is about 55 percent copper, 40 percent zinc, and up to 3.5 percent manganese.

Origin of manganese bronze

First recorded in 1830–40

British Dictionary definitions for manganese bronze

manganese bronze

noun

any of various alloys containing copper (55–60 per cent), zinc (35–42 per cent), and manganese (about 3.5 per cent)