Some of the metals that make up a white metal alloy are antimony, tin, lead, cadmium, bismuth, and zinc. Not all of these metals are found in all white metal alloys but are mixed to achieve a desired goal or need. An example would be for jewelry.
Pewter includes any of the numerous silver-gray alloys of tin with various amounts of antimony and copper. TierraCast™ products are made with a lead-free pewter (Bruttania metal). Most have a surface finish over the pewter.
Silver ore Silver is found in native form, combined with sulfur, arsenic, antimony, or chlorine and in various ores such as argentite (Ag2S) and horn silver (AgCl).
As the power of the Sultanate diminished, Sarawak, rich in the trade of antimony and many other goods, looked to make a bid for independence.
Lewis Feuchtwanger, introduced and tried to convince Congress to adopt an ALLOY he concocted called "German silver" which was essentially a white alloy of copper, nickel, zinc, tin and antimony to replace or nation's silver coinage.
This is the most curious of the Bust dollar fakes on this page. Somebody was just having fun with this one. It's thick and very heavy, at 40.9g, consisting of lead alloyed with small amounts of antimony and silver.
 See also: Copper, Zinc, Silver, Alloy, Slight
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