phosphor bronze in English

noun
1
a tough, hard form of bronze containing a small amount of phosphorus, used especially for bearings.
Corrosion rates are higher with hydrochloric acid than with sulphuric acid, but phosphor bronze , aluminium bronze and the CMA alloys are frequently used.

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1. Phosphor bronze, manganese bronze, aluminium bronze, raw or semi-worked bronze

2. The Bourdon tube is an almost rectangular or elliptical cross-section tube made from materials such as stainless steel or phosphor bronze

3. Further increasing the phosphorus content leads to formation of a very hard compound Cu3P (copper phosphide), resulting in a brittle form of phosphor bronze, which has a narrow range of applications.

4. Introduction: The Airspeed Indicator (ASI) Pitot-static instrument used in an aircraft to display the craft's Airspeed, typically in knots; Airspeed indication is accomplished with the use of a thin, corrugated phosphor bronze diaphragm (aneroid) which measures Dynamic Pressure of the air between the Pitot tube (ram air) [Figure 1] and static port (static pressure) [Figure 2]