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Princeton's WordNet

  1. white metal, bearing metalnoun

    an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings

Wiktionary

  1. white metalnoun

    Any tin- or lead-based alloy

  2. white metalnoun

    Silver that cannot be labeled as silver in the UK.

  3. white metalnoun

    Any silvery or whitish metal or alloy

Wikipedia

  1. White metal

    The white metals are a series of often decorative bright metal alloys used as a base for plated silverware, ornaments or novelties, as well as any of several lead-based or tin-based alloys used for things like bearings, jewellery, miniature figures, fusible plugs, some medals and metal type. The term is also used in the antiques trade for an item suspected of being silver, but not hallmarked. A white metal alloy may include antimony, tin, lead, cadmium, bismuth, and zinc (some of which are quite toxic). Not all of these metals are found in all white metal alloys. Metals are mixed to achieve a desired goal or need. As an example, a base metal for jewellery needs to be castable, polishable, have good flow characteristics, have the ability to cast fine detail without an excessive amount of porosity and cast at between 230 and 300 °C (446 and 572 °F).

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  1. white metal

    White metal refers to any of several light-colored alloys used especially as a base for plated silverware, ornaments or jewelry, and in bearings. It can also refer to tin in particular, or tin-based alloys. Notable white metals include pewter, nickel silver, and various types of brass.

Wikidata

  1. White metal

    The white metals are any of several light-colored alloys used as a base for plated silverware, ornaments or novelties, as well as any of several lead-based or tin-based alloys used for things like bearings, jewellery, miniature figures, fusible plugs, some medals and metal type. Some of the metals that make up a white metal alloy are antimony, tin, lead, cadmium, bismuth, and zinc. Not all of these metals are found in all white metal alloys but are mixed to achieve a desired goal or need. As an example, a base metal for jewelry needs to be castable, polishable, have good flow characteristics, have the ability to cast fine detail without an excessive amount of porosity and cast at between 230 °C and 300 °C. In compliance with British law, the British fine art trade uses the term "white metal" in auction catalogues to describe foreign silver items which do not carry British Assay Office marks, but which are nonetheless understood to be silver and are priced accordingly.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of white metal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of white metal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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