Note 22 — COPPER ALLOYS AMONG THE ANCIENTS. By Prof. E. Reyer, Ph.D., of Vienna.

Uchatius makes his famous hard bronze by cooling and hydraulic pressure. Bronzes with 8 to 12 per cent. of tin are most benefited by this process. Bronzes with very little tin in them are but little affected by chilling and hammering (Riche). Alloys that are hard already, such as bronzes rich in tin and phosphorus, become too brittle and useless by repeated hammering.