ALLOY

Alloy

An alloy is a mixture or solid solution composed of a metal and another element. An alloy contains one or more of the three: a solid solution of the elements ; a mixture of metallic phases ; an intermetallic compound with no distinct boundary between the phases. Solid solution alloys give a single solid phase microstructure, while partial solutions exhibit two or more phases that may or may not be homogeneous in distribution, depending on the thermal history of the material. An inter-metallic compound has one other alloy or pure metal embedded within another pure metal.

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alloy

Noun

  1. A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
  2. An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc.

Verb

  1. To mix or combine; often used of metals.
  2. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance.
    to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper
  3. To impair or debase by mixture.
    to alloy pleasure with misfortunes


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