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[[Image:Bronze and Triptin Sculpture.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Bronze and Triptin Sculpture.]]

[[Bronze]] is an alloy that combines copper with another kind of metal (usually tin, but also phosphorus, manganese, aluminum, or silicon). The typical melting point of bronze is lower than that of other metals. Bronze is also known to be one of the more flexible metals.

On Earth, bronze was first used during the bronze age of Human civilization. It has since been used in decorations, jewelry and sculptures.

In 2373, a bronze and triptin statue was found on board a derelict freighter in the [[Bajoran]] system. Quark acquired the statue, and sold it to a sartorially-gifted [[Bolian]] for one bar and three strips of [[latinum]]. (DS9: "In the Cards")

Leonardo Da Vinci once had plans for a great bronze horse in Milan, but he never got around to finishing it; in 2374, this was used by Kathryn Janeway to illustrate to the Da Vinci hologram how often he had given up. (VOY: "Concerning Flight")

In 2376, B'Elanna Torres asked Kelis to obtain a piece of metal consisting of three parts tin to five parts bronze, with one side coated with gold, so that she could repair the [[subspace]] transmitter on the crashed Delta Flyer. (VOY: "Muse")

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Nicesociety at 22:56, 8 March 2009