Gilding metal

(metallurgy) A copper alloy (about 90% copper, 10% zinc) used to jacket small-arms bullets, to form detonator or primer cups, and to form rotating bands for artillery projectiles; it can be readily engraved by the lands as the projectile moves down the bore.

An alloy containing nominally 95% copper and 5% zinc. Generally available as flat products, rod, and wire.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a brass that is rich in copper; used to make articles that were to be gilded

Gilding metal is a copper alloy, comprising 95% copper and 5% zinc. Technically, it is a brass.

Gilding metal is used for various purposes, including the jackets of bullets, driving bands on some artillery shells[1], as well as enamelled badges and other jewellery.

External links

• National Pollutant Inventory - Copper and compounds fact sheet

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