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31alloy — A substance composed of a mixture of two or more metals. chrome cobalt alloys alloys of cobalt and chromium containing molybdenum and/or tungsten plus trace elements; used in dentistry for denture bases and frameworks, and other structures …
32alloy — noun modern pewter is an alloy of tin, copper, and antimony Syn: mixture, mix, amalgam, fusion, meld, blend, compound, combination, composite, union; technical admixture …
33alloy cast iron — noun cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment • Syn: ↑alloy iron • Hypernyms: ↑cast iron • Hyponyms: ↑Ni hard, ↑Ni hard iron, ↑Ni resist, ↑ …
34alloy iron — noun cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment • Syn: ↑alloy cast iron • Hypernyms: ↑cast iron • Hyponyms: ↑Ni hard, ↑Ni hard iron, ↑Ni resist …
35alloy steel — noun steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon • Hypernyms: ↑steel • Hyponyms: ↑stainless steel, ↑stainless, ↑chromium steel, ↑chrome nickel steel, ↑Elinvar, ↑ …
36copper — A base metal which has been known from the most ancient periods of which we have any historical account. Bronze which is made of copper with an alloy of tin is the first metallic compound which history records. It was known 3500 years before the… …
37alloy steel — carbon steel to which various elements, as chromium, cobalt, copper, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, tungsten, or vanadium, have been added in sufficient amounts to obtain desirable physical and chemical properties. [1900 05] * * * …
38alloy — n. & v. n. 1 a mixture of two or more metals, e.g. brass (a mixture of copper and zinc). 2 an inferior metal mixed esp. with gold or silver. v.tr. 1 mix (metals). 2 debase (a pure substance) by admixture. 3 moderate. Etymology: F aloi (n.),… …
39Beryllium copper — (BeCu), also known as copper beryllium, beryllium bronze and spring copper, is a copper alloy with 0.5 3% beryllium and sometimes with other alloying elements. Beryllium copper combines high strength with non magnetic and non sparking qualities.… …
40Melchior (alloy) — 5 Swiss francs In metallurgy, melchior is an alloy of copper, mainly with nickel (5–30%). Its name originates from Italian: melchior, which in turn is distorted French: maillechort, honoring the french inventors of the alloy, Maillot and Chorier …
