Question

What is an alloy give examples with diagrams

Answer 1

An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals. Some familiar examples of alloys include brass, bronze, pewter, cast and wrought iron, steel, coin metals, and solder (pronounced SOD-der; a substance used to join other metallic surfaces together). Alloys are usually synthetic materials, developed by scientists for special purposes. They generally have specially desirable properties quite different from the metals from which they are made. As an example, Wood's metal is a mixture of about 50 percent bismuth, 10 percent cadmium, 13 percent tin, and 27 percent lead that melts at 70°C (160°F). This low melting point makes Wood's metal useful as a plug in automatic sprinkler systems. Soon after a fire breaks out, the heat from the flames melts the Wood's metal plug, releasing water from the sprinkler system.

Alloys of copper

• Beryllium copper (beryllium)
• Billon (silver)
• Brass (zinc) Calamine brass (zinc) Chinese silver (zinc) ...
• Bronze (tin, aluminum, or any other element) Aluminum bronze (aluminum) Bell metal (tin) ...
• Constantan (nickel)
• Corinthian brass (gold, silver)
• Cunife (nickel, iron)
• Cupronickel (nickel)

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