Bell metal is a hard alloy used for making bells. It is a form of bronze, usually approximately 3:1 ratio of copper to tin (78% copper, 22% tin). Bell metal ore is a sulfide of tin, copper, and iron; and the mineral stannite.
In India, in the states of West Bengal and Orissa, it is called kansa and is used for cooking and eating utensils, with Balakati near Bhubaneswar most famous for this craft.
Most commonly, and as per its' colloquial name, be...
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Bell metal is a hard alloy used for making bells. It is a form of bronze, usually approximately 3:1 ratio of copper to tin (78% copper, 22% tin). Bell metal ore is a sulfide of tin, copper, and iron; and the mineral stannite.
In India, in the states of West Bengal and Orissa, it is called kansa and is used for cooking and eating utensils, with Balakati near Bhubaneswar most famous for this craft.
Most commonly, and as per its' colloquial name, bell metal was used for bells and cannons.
In Russia, church bells are commonly cast with a unique mixture of copper and tin, often with silver added, to produce their unique sonority and resonance, mastered early in Russian Christian history.
Bell metal was used to cast many early Spanish, Portuguese and Malay cannon, most notably the Javanese cannon known erroneously as lantaka.
In Java, bell metal mixtures including tin were used not only for the manufacture of figurines, objet d'art, sculptures and household goods for the wealthy, they were...
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