Definition of Copper-base alloy

1. Noun. Any alloy whose principal component is copper.

Generic synonyms: Alloy, Metal
Specialized synonyms: Brass, Bronze, Cupronickel, Aluminium Bronze, Aluminum Bronze, Constantan, Eureka

Lexicographical Neighbors of Copper-base Alloy

copolymerizes
copolymerizing
copolymers
coportion
copout
copouts
coppa
coppas
coppe
copped
copped out
copper
copper's nark
copper-64
copper-67
copper-base alloy (current term)
copper-bottom
copper-bottomed
copper-fasten
copper-fastened
copper-fastening
copper-fastens
copper arsenite
copper aspirinate
copper beech
copper bichloride
copper captain
copper cataract
copper chloride
copper chopper

Literary usage of Copper-base alloy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates: Proceedings of the First by Daniel T. Potts, Hasan Al Naboodah, Peter Hellyer (2003)
"... that tin-bronze (defined as a copper-base alloy containing more than 29c tin) was frequently used in the region in the 3'J millennium BC {fig. 1). ..."

2. Measurements for Competitiveness in Electronics (1994)
"... steel reinforced (ACSR) copper and copper-base alloy wire (including strand and cable), bare and tinned for electrical transmission apparatus wire and ..."

3. HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and Architect: A ...by Tom Arimes by Tom Arimes (1994)
"Crane Special Bronze is a high-grade copper-base alloy used in piping equipment for higher pressures and for temperatures up to 550 F. Iron Crane Cast Iron ..."

4. Statistical Abstract of the United States by United States. Bureau of the Census, United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, United States Dept. of the Treasury. Bureau of Statistics (1879)
"Covers shipments and interplant transfers of copper and copper-base alloy products, including production of these items consumed by producing plant In ..."

5. Decisions of the War Department Board of Contract Adjustments by Board of Contract Adjustment, United States, United States War Dept. Claims Board, War Dept (1921)
"Because of the shortage in the supply or copper and copper base alloy products, public interest requires that the production and distribution thereof be ..."

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