A bit of trivia about bronze
They use everdur bronze.
Alloy number 8 7 3
95% copper
4 silicone
1% manganese
developed during the second world war for the navy.
Prior to that something called 85-5-5 -5 was used, but it is not used now because it does not hold up with acid rain etc. It consisted of
85 copper
5 percent zinc
5 percent tin
5 percent lead


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