Aich's metaln.

Brit.

/ˈeɪks ˌmɛtl/, U.S.

/ˈeɪks ˌmɛd(ə)l/

Forms:

α. 1800s– Aich's metal.

β. 1800s– Aich metal.

Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: proper name Aich , metal n.

Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Johann Aich, Austrian naval officer (fl. c1860), who invented the alloy, for which a British patent was subsequently issued (3 Feb. 1860) + metal n., after German Aichmetall (1860). In β. forms < the name of Johann Aich + metal n.

Now disused.

A hard alloy of copper, zinc, and iron, used (esp. formerly) in gun-making and marine engineering.Aich's metal is typically 60% copper, 38.2% zinc and 1.8% iron.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other copper alloys

tombac1602

blanched copper1621

orichalcum1646

cock metal1766

gold bronze1785

bidri1794

tumbaga1860

Aich's metal1861

sterro-metal1865

talmi1868

Abyssinian gold1869

delta-metal1883

Tobin bronze1891

manganin1894

Eureka1914

1860 J. Gedge Brit. Patent 278 1 ‘Improvements in amalgamating metals or producing alloys.’—A communication from abroad by Johann Aich, Officer in the I. R. Marine, Venice.]

1861 Chem. News 17 Aug. 91/1 Experiments made in the Austrian marine arsenals show that the Aich's metal possesses a high degree of tenacity.

1867 C. L. Bloxam Chemistry 342 Aich (or Gedge's) metal.

1914 G. D. Hiscox Henley's Twentieth Cent. Formulas, Recipes & Processes 53/1 Sterro metal may properly be considered in connection with Aich's metal, since its constituents are the same and its properties very similar.

1936 E. A. Atkins & A. G. Walker Electr. Arc & Oxy-acetylene Welding (ed. 3) xix. 286 (table) Alloys... Acid resisting bronze... Admiralty brass... Aich's metal.

1958 A. D. Merriman Dict. Metall. 3/1 Aich's Metal, a brass of the 60/40 type that has good casting properties.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aichs metal
释义	Aich's metaln. Brit. /ˈeɪks ˌmɛtl/, U.S. /ˈeɪks ˌmɛd(ə)l/ Forms: α. 1800s– Aich's metal. β. 1800s– Aich metal. Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: proper name Aich , metal n. Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Johann Aich, Austrian naval officer (fl. c1860), who invented the alloy, for which a British patent was subsequently issued (3 Feb. 1860) + metal n., after German Aichmetall (1860). In β. forms < the name of Johann Aich + metal n. Now disused. A hard alloy of copper, zinc, and iron, used (esp. formerly) in gun-making and marine engineering.Aich's metal is typically 60% copper, 38.2% zinc and 1.8% iron. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other copper alloys tombac1602 blanched copper1621 orichalcum1646 cock metal1766 gold bronze1785 bidri1794 tumbaga1860 Aich's metal1861 sterro-metal1865 talmi1868 Abyssinian gold1869 delta-metal1883 Tobin bronze1891 manganin1894 Eureka1914 1860 J. Gedge Brit. Patent 278 1 ‘Improvements in amalgamating metals or producing alloys.’—A communication from abroad by Johann Aich, Officer in the I. R. Marine, Venice.] 1861 Chem. News 17 Aug. 91/1 Experiments made in the Austrian marine arsenals show that the Aich's metal possesses a high degree of tenacity. 1867 C. L. Bloxam Chemistry 342 Aich (or Gedge's) metal. 1914 G. D. Hiscox Henley's Twentieth Cent. Formulas, Recipes & Processes 53/1 Sterro metal may properly be considered in connection with Aich's metal, since its constituents are the same and its properties very similar. 1936 E. A. Atkins & A. G. Walker Electr. Arc & Oxy-acetylene Welding (ed. 3) xix. 286 (table) Alloys... Acid resisting bronze... Admiralty brass... Aich's metal. 1958 A. D. Merriman Dict. Metall. 3/1 Aich's Metal, a brass of the 60/40 type that has good casting properties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1861
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