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Type metal

In printing, type metal refers to the metal alloys used in traditional typefounding and hot metal typesetting. Historically, type metal was an alloy of lead, tin and antimony in different proportions depending on the application, be it individual character mechanical casting for hand setting, mechanical line casting or individual character mechanical…

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Historic references to type metals

Joseph MoxonNailsReducingSulfurFurnace
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Alloys for mechanical composition

Mechanical typesettingLinotypeIntertypeNickAssay
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Required characteristics

GalenaPewtererCassiteriteAlchemistsStibnite
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Composition of type metal

WorkCastLettersMalleableDuctile
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Composition of type metal

Alloys for mechanical composition

Contamination of type metals

Historic references to type metals

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Type metal

Nodes69
Edges68
Triples28
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028986
Components1

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Type metal

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related to Lead · 6
Type metal → However, In, Lead, Pb, Pure, Type
related to Dross · 5
Type metal → After, Dross, Every, Regeneration-metal, These
related to Zinc · 4
Type metal → Brass, Characters, Even, The
related to Antimony · 3
Type metal → Antimony, Sb, When
related to Copper · 3
Type metal → Copper, Monotype, These
related to Composition of type metal · 2
Type metal → The, Type
related to Iron · 1
Type metal → Iron

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antimony lead tin metal alloy type monotype alloys iron different mixture used cast printing casting molten crystals temperature proportions mechanical

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
this are of inferior qualityinstance ofCharacters cast from contaminated type metal0.80text
the solution being to discardinstance ofCharacters cast from contaminated type metal0.80text
replace with fresh alloy.Brassinstance ofCharacters cast from contaminated type metal0.80text
zinc should therefore be removed before remeltinginstance ofCharacters cast from contaminated type metal0.80text
Type metalrelated to AntimonyAntimony0.60section
Type metalrelated to AntimonySb0.60section
Type metalrelated to AntimonyWhen0.60section
Type metalrelated to Composition of type metalType0.60section
Type metalrelated to Composition of type metalThe0.60section
Type metalrelated to CopperCopper0.60section
Type metalrelated to CopperThese0.60section
Type metalrelated to CopperMonotype0.60section

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