Bronze's a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive, but sometimes with other elements such as phosphorus, manganese, aluminum, or silicon. It was particularly significant in antiquity, giving its name to the Bronze Age. "Bronze" derives from the and, in turn,'s perhaps ultimately taken from the Persian word "birinj," meaning "copper". History Bronze was significant to any culture that encountered it. It was one of the most innovative alloys of mankind… (More on Bronze)