alloy
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- noun
- /ˈælɔɪ/
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- Bronze is an alloy made from copper and tin.
- aluminum alloy
- copper alloy
- steel alloy
Yeah, heat resistant, corrosion resistant alloys.
- Yeah, heat resistant, corrosion resistant alloys.
- For example in Cornwall, tin was very important because it was the one of the main components of bronze, which is an alloy of tin and copper.
- Bronze is my favorite alloy metal, so that's nice.
- They developed a whole system of, you know, dissolving these alloys of unknown origin.
- It's it's made of other alloys, but this is the primary material.
- And that cells, you can't find different plastics or different metals or different alloys to build things with.
Examples
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Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon primarily.
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Two disadvantages are the magnesium alloy's greater cost and its susceptibility to corrosion.
Academic text (1999) -
Blue steel is also an alloy, a ferrous alloy.
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And Dan Schlecman found that he could make an alloy of various different types of metal.
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Bronze is my favorite alloy metal, so that's nice.
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It's not the strongest alloy, but it's better than all this crude aluminum and steel.
Fiction book (1994) -
A load can be connected to the steel inner hub or the aluminum alloy housing.
Academic text (1995) -
The way that they're able to get this thing so lightweight is by using a full magnesium alloy construction.
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The problem was that Timken's new alloy steels had extended bearing life by an order of magnitude.
Academic text (2012) -
Today's drivers are made from titanium alloys, and the balls have nickel cores.
Fiction book (2001)
Compounds
- Specialized
A metal made mostly of copper mixed with other metals like tin or zinc
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Metal made by mixing iron with other metals like nickel to make it stronger and resist heat
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A type of cast iron made by adding other metals to make it stronger and resist wear
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A metal made mainly of nickel that resists very high heat and chemical damage
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A soft metal mix that melts at low heat and is used to make fuses and molds
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Etymology
Alloy comes from the old French aloi, 'something added', which helps you remember that an alloy is the new metal made when two or more metals are added together.