Trademark

• Duralumin

  An aluminum-based alloy.

• Carboloy

  An alloy based on tungsten with cobalt or nickel as a binder; used in making metal-cutting...

• 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...

• Stellite

  A very hard alloy of cobalt and chromium with cobalt as the principal ingredient; used...

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• steel

  An alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties...

• copper-base alloy

  Any alloy whose principal component is copper.

• solid solution

  A homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent...

• solder

  An alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces.

• nickel-base alloy

  An alloy whose main constituent is nickel.

• pyrophoric alloy

  An alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter...

• type metal

  An alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type.

• dental gold

  An alloy of gold used in dentistry.

• sterling silver

  A silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper.

• heavy metal

  A metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high...

• 18-karat gold

  An alloy that contains 75 per cent gold.

• 22-karat gold

  An alloy that contains 87 per cent gold.

• Alnico

  Trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and...

• fusible metal

  An alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in safety plugs and sprinkler...

• amalgam

  An alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities...

• electrum

  An alloy of gold and silver.

• pinchbeck

  An alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold.

• Britannia metal

  An alloy similar to pewter.

• pewter

  Any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead).

• pot metal

  An alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots.

• white gold

  A pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or palladium.

• white metal

  An alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings.

• cheoplastic metal

  Any alloy that fuses at low temperatures and can be used molding artificial t...

• nickel silver

  A silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel.

• tombac

  An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry...

• Babbitt metal

  An alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces...

• Wood's metal

  A fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160...

• shot metal

  An alloy that is 98% lead and 2% arsenic; used in making small shot.

• oroide

  Alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry.