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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...
- 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...
- silver and gilded. The Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III medal is tombac (a copper-zinc alloy). A gilded copper version was introduced in 2008. The...
- Pb 5.0, Sn 5.0). Rich low br****, Tombac 80-97 5–20 Often used in jewelry applications. Many variations. Silicon tombac 80 16 4% silicon Used as an alternative...
- metal (zinc) Muntz metal (zinc) Pinchbeck (zinc) Prince's metal (zinc) Tombac (zinc) Bronze (tin, aluminum or other element) Aluminium bronze (aluminum)...
- the face of the coin. One "1944" dated coin is known to have survived in Tombac. A circulating version of this coin celebrating the end of World War II...
- cupronickel-plated steel-jacketed bullet and Berdan primer was replaced by a tombac-jacketed bullet and lead-free Boxer primer. Since 1997 most components of...
- nickel for the war effort was great enough for the 5¢ coin to be issued in tombac instead. While all Canadian George VI coins remain legal tender, the nickels...
- Polycrystalline silicon Printed silicon electronics Silicene Silicon nanowire Silicon tombac Silicon Valley Transistor Although carbon remains solid at higher temperatures...