Science, Tech, Math › Science Copper Alloys List Share Flipboard Email Print Bill Varie / Getty Images Science Chemistry Basics Chemical Laws Molecules Periodic Table Projects & Experiments Scientific Method Biochemistry Physical Chemistry Medical Chemistry Chemistry In Everyday Life Famous Chemists Activities for Kids Abbreviations & Acronyms Biology Physics Geology Astronomy Weather & Climate By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Facebook Twitter Chemistry Expert Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, University of Tennessee at Knoxville B.A., Physics and Mathematics, Hastings College Dr. Helmenstine holds a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences and is a science writer, educator, and consultant. She has taught science courses at the high school, college, and graduate levels. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on January 06, 2020 This is a list of copper alloys or alloys in which copper is usually the base metal. Arsenical copper Beryllium copper (beryllium) Billon (silver) Brass (zinc) Calamine brass (zinc) Chinese silver (zinc) Dutch metal (zinc) Gilding metal (zinc) Muntz metal (zinc) Pinchbeck (zinc) Prince's metal (zinc) Tombac (zinc) Bronze (tin, aluminum or any other element) Aluminum bronze (aluminum) Arsenical bronze Bell metal (tin) Florentine bronze (aluminum or tin) Glucydur Guanin Gunmetal (tin, zinc) Phosphor bronze (tin and phosphorus) Ormolu (Gilt Bronze) (zinc) Speculum metal (tin) Constantan (nickel) Copper-tungsten (tungsten) Corinthian bronze (gold, silver) Cunife (nickel, iron) Cupronickel (nickel) Cymbal alloys (Bell metal) (tin) Devarda's alloy (aluminum, zinc) Electrum (gold, silver) Hepatizon (gold, silver) Heusler alloy (manganese, tin) Manganin (manganese, nickel) Nickel silver (nickel) Nordic gold (aluminum, zinc, tin) Shakudo (gold) Tumbaga (gold) What Is Latten? Through the 18th and 19th centuries, a copper alloy was called latten. Usually, latten referred to brass or bronze. However, sometimes latten referred to a lead alloy, tin plating on iron, or any metal prepared as a thin sheet. For this reason, copper alloys are known by more specific names today. Sources Edge, David, and John Miles. Paddock. Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight. Bison.Oberg, et al. Machinerys Handbook. Industrial Press Incorporated, 2000. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. "Copper Alloys List." ThoughtCo, Aug. 26, 2020, thoughtco.com/common-copper-alloys-and-their-uses-603710. Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. (2020, August 26). Copper Alloys List. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/common-copper-alloys-and-their-uses-603710 Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. "Copper Alloys List." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/common-copper-alloys-and-their-uses-603710 (accessed March 27, 2023). copy citation