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Definition of Tombac

Tombac
Tombac Tom"bac, n. [Pg. tambaca,tambaque, fr. Malay tamb[=a]ga copper; cf. Skr. t[=a]mraka; cf. F. tombac.] (Metal.) An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also German, or Dutch, brass. It is very malleable and ductile, and when beaten into thin leaves is sometimes called Dutch metal. The addition of arsenic makes white tombac. [Written also tombak, and tambac.]

Meaning of Tombac from wikipedia

- Tombac, or tombak, is a br**** alloy with high copper content and 5–20% zinc content. Tin, lead or ****nic may be added for colouration. It is a cheap malleable...
- Silicon tombac (German: Siliziumtombak) is an alloy made of copper (80%), zinc (16%) and silicon (4%). The silicon content leads to a strengthening of...
- George VI medal is .800 fine silver and gilded. The Queen Elizabeth II medal is tombac (a copper-zinc alloy). A gilded copper version was introduced in 2008. The...
- to the high nickel content. Versions during World War II were minted in tombac (a copper-zinc alloy), then chrome and nickel-plated steel, and finally...
- another copper-zinc-tin alloy. Rich low br****, Tombac 5–20 Often used in jewelry applications. Silicon tombac 80 16 4% silicon Used as an alternative for...
- Dallah (Arabic coffee pot) Jebena (Ethiopian coffee pot) Turkish coffee Tombac basin and ewer (ibrik). turkishculture.org. Ewer (ibrik). discoverislamicart...
- resulting m/39B had a tombac-plated steel jacket surrounding the lead core. While the lands of the barrel can cut into the tombac, the steel jacket resists...
- contained a lead-antimony core and its jacket was made of plated steel or tombac. Depending on the year of production the plating was made of copper, br****...
- constituent metals in Spain. Guanín – Pre-Columbian central American alloy Tombac – Copper-zinc alloy Orichal**** – Fabulous metal mentioned in ancient writings...
- A "bronze" medal – actually tombac – from the 1980 Summer Olympics...