GUN METAL :
Gun Metal Contains 10 per cent tin , 88 per cent copper , and 2 per cent zinc. The zinc is added to clean the metal and increase its fluidity.
It is not suitable for being worked in the cold state but may be forged when at about 600*C. The metal is very strong and resistant to corrosion by water and atmosphere. originally , it was made for casting boiler fittings , bushes , bearings , glands etc.
BELL METAL :
It contains 20 per cent tin and the rest is copper. It is hard and resistant to surface wear. Bell metal is used for making bells , gongs , utensils, etc.
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