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Bronze is an alloy of copper, zinc and tin.

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Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about $12 %$ tin and often with the addition of other metals (such as aluminum, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals or metalloids such as arsenic, phosphorus, or silicon.

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