COMPETITOR OF TIN.
A discovery of considerable technical and economic importance to the shipbuilding and engineering industries has recently been made at the Yickers-Arm-strong works at Barrow-in-Furness. This is a new copper alloy, known as P.M.G., which ie creating world-wide interest. The new substance is being extensively used instead of tin •as a hardening for copper in engineering, and ' shipbuilding alloys, suoh as brasses and bronzes.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 304, 24 December 1929, Page 4
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