TY - JOUR N2 - The most important feature of bells is their sound. Their clarity and beauty depend, first of all, on the bell’s geometry - particularly the shape of its profile and the mechanical properties of alloy. Bells are the castings that work by emitting sound in as-cast state. Therefore all features that are created during melting, pouring, solidification and cooling processes will influence the bell's sound. The mechanical properties of bronze depend on the quality of alloy and microstructure which is created during solidification and depend on its kinetics. Hence, if the solidification parameters influence the alloy’s properties, how could they influence the frequencies of bell`s tone? Taking into account alterable thickness of bell's wall and differences in microstructure, the alloy's properties in bell could be important. In the article authors present the investigations conducted to determine the influence of cooling kinetics on microstructure of bronze with 20 weight % tin contents. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/109237/PDF/AFE%201_2019_15.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/109237 PY - 2019 IS - No 1 EP - 97 DO - 10.24425/afe.2018.125197 KW - High-tin bronzes KW - Solidification rate KW - Microstructure KW - Bell’s Tone A1 - Bartocha, D. A1 - Baron, C. A1 - Suchoń, J. PB - The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 19 DA - 2019.02.25 T1 - The Influence of Solidification Rate on HightinBronze Microstructure SP - 89 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/109237 T2 - Archives of Foundry Engineering ER -