acmonital
Acmonital (acronym of acciaio monetario italiano, meaning "Italian monetary steel" in Italian) is a stainless steel alloy consisting mostly of iron, with 0.14% carbon, 17.5-19% chromium, 0.50% magnesium, 1.15% silicon, 0.03% sulfur, and 0.03% phosphorus by weight. Acmonital was used for the Italian lira coins.{{cite news|last = New York Times Archives |title = COINS OF STEEL ALLOY FOR ITALY |publisher = New Netherlands Coin Co. |date = 1939-06-04 |url =http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10F12F93A58127A93C6A9178DD85F4D8385F9 |access-date = 2010-04-23}}
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