alloy
Noun
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is a type of: mixture - (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)subtypes:
- heavy metal - a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead)
- 18-karat gold - an alloy that contains 75 per cent gold
- 22-karat gold - an alloy that contains 87 per cent gold
- oreide, oroide - alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry
- alnico - trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titanium
- amalgam, dental amalgam - an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
- fusible metal - an alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in safety plugs and sprinkler fuses
- electrum - an alloy of gold and silver
- pewter - any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)
- pinchbeck - an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold
- pot metal - an alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots
- solder - an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces
- white gold - a pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or palladium
- type metal - an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type
- bearing metal, white metal - an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings
- babbitt, babbitt metal - an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
- britannia metal - an alloy similar to pewter
- carboloy - an alloy based on tungsten with cobalt or nickel as a binder; used in making metal-cutting tools
- steel - an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
- cheoplastic metal - any alloy that fuses at low temperatures and can be used molding artificial teeth
- copper-base alloy - any alloy whose principal component is copper
- dental gold - an alloy of gold used in dentistry
- duralumin - an aluminum-based alloy
- inconel - a nickel-base alloy with chromium and iron; used in gas-turbine blades
- invar - an alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in tuning forks and measuring tapes and other instruments
- nickel alloy, nickel-base alloy - an alloy whose main constituent is nickel
- german silver, nickel silver - a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel
- pyrophoric alloy - an alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flints
- shot metal - an alloy that is 98% lead and 2% arsenic; used in making small shot
- stellite - a very hard alloy of cobalt and chromium with cobalt as the principal ingredient; used to make cutting tools and for surfaces subject to heavy wear
- sterling silver - a silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper
- tambac, tombac, tombak - an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding
- wood's alloy, wood's metal - a fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit
substance holonym: primary solid solution, solid solution - a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metalsame as: metal -
is a type of: impureness, impurity - the condition of being impuresame as: admixture
Verb
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referred to in: metallurgy - the science and technology of metalsis a type of: devalue - lower the value or quality ofsame as: debase
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referred to in:
- chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
- metallurgy - the science and technology of metals
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