what type of metal is used to make hand chimes? big bells?

[Lenalee1]

i wanna know what type of metal is used to make the sound part of hand chimes.
i also wanna know what type of metal its used to make big bells like church bells.

 

[BaileyThompson]

Mixture of brass and steel

 

[mike1942f]

Hand chimes and bigger bells are made with a alloy of bronze called bell metal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_metal which is hard compared to common brass or bronze and thus rings when struck.
The sound depends on the shape of the bell, which is often ground selectively to improve the tone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellfounding

 

[Abby]

Steel