Originally posted by AhJun:
an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewellery to imitate gold?
muntz metal? (60%CU-40%Zn)
Dutch gold ... a copper-zinc alloy, used in thin sheets as imitation gold leaf.
ormolu ... a copper-zinc alloy imitative of gold; gilded. metal; powdered gold for use in gilding.
tombac... an alloy used to imitate gold: copper with zinc and sometimes tin.
oroide... an alloy of copper, tin, etc., imitative of gold.
billon ... gold or silver alloyed with a larger amount of base metal; a coin made of this.
pinchbeck... an alloy of zinc and copper, used to imitate gold; (adj.) sham.
Prince Rupert's metal... an alloy of copper with 15 to 40 percent zinc, used to imitate gold.
Mannheim gold ... a brass alloy in imitation of gold.
clinquant... garishly decorated; glittering with tinsel. n. tinsel, fake gold leaf, etc.
latten ... a brasslike alloy often made into thin sheets; tin plate; any sheet metal.