metal alloy
Combined metallic elements
A metal alloy is a mixture of two or more metals, or a metal combined with other elements, engineered to produce specific properties.
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon; bronze combines copper and tin; brass mixes copper and zinc.
Alloys typically offer advantages over pure metals—greater strength, corrosion resistance, or workability: Aircraft frames use lightweight aluminum alloys.
- cast ironBrittle iron-carbon alloy
- carbon steelIron-based metal alloy
- stainless steelRust-proof iron alloy
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
steel · solder · duralumin · tungsten carbide · babbitt · copper · zinc · pewter · white gold · surgical steel · amalgam · tempered · ingot · conductivity · corrosion · molten · melting point · chrome
- blendsblend, red blend, house blend, mixture, composite
- coinageminting, denomination, dies, mint mark, blanks
- implantsimplant, breast implants, cochlear implants, dental implants, hip implant
- Electroplatingelectrodeposition, electroplating, chrome plating, nickel plating, gold plating