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Name first discovered alloy. Give its composition also.


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An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals or a metal and a non-metal or a metal and a metalloid.

The first discovered alloy was bronze. Bronze is a very useful alloy because it stronger than the constituents which are present in it.

The bronze is a mixture of Copper (Cu) and Tin (Sn). The composition of the bronze is as follows.

75-90%copper and 10-25%Sn.


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