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Alloying of a metal is when you mix one metal with another thus forming an alloy.

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An alloy is a metal made by mixing more than one metal, so any metal you use in your daily life is an alloy.

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To get properties that the unalloyed metals do not have.

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What is aircraft alloy?

Aircraft alloy is a term used to describe alloys typically used in the aerospace industry. They include steel, and Titanium but are most commonly Aluminum Alloys. An alloy is a mixture of different metals to incorporate beneficial properties of each/all). Aircraft Alloys are made / chosen based on there high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, thermal properties, etc. Hope this Helps. I'm sure you can find more by 'googling' Aircraft Alloy or Aerospace Alloy


Amalgum is a term for any alloy that has which element?

mercury


What does the term base or parent metal in an alloy mean?

base metal: a metal that oxidises or corrodes easily and i dont know what parent metal is..


What does metallic mean?

The term "ferrous" typically means a kind of metal or alloy which contains iron. "Non-ferrous", naturally, means a metal or alloy which contains little or no iron. Sometimes the term non-ferrous is used to describe any sort of metal which is not steel or iron. Finally, sometimes these terms are used to identify whether or not a metal can be affected by magnets. Ferrous metals will usually respond or "stick to" a magnet whereas non-ferrous metals are not easily magnetised.


Is pot metal and aluminum the same?

No, but pot metal may contain aluminum. The term pot metal names an alloy of various metals, typically of low melting point, but does not define the content or percentages. Pot metal today will be mostly zinc but will contain other metals such as lead, copper, aluminum, tin, magnesium, or others.

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Why is an alloy not classified as a compound?

The term alloy is primarily attached to metals, whereas the term compound more often refers to medicines and powders.


What is the term alloy used to describe?

An alloy is mixture of two or more metals. Alloys are normally harder than the metals they contain. Examples of alloys include brass, steel and bronze.


Is alloy a solution colloid or suspension?

Alloy is a mixture of elements (one metal plus other metals or non metals). An alloy can be considered as a solid solution, in a single phase or more. Atoms in an alloy have matallic bonds.


What are most alloys made out of?

In chemistry, the term "alloy" generally refers to mixtures of two or more metals, but can also refer to a mixture of metals and non-metals. Steel is perhaps the most commonly known alloy. In its simplest form it is comprised of mostly iron mixed with a bit of manganese and carbon.


Is Alloy a Non Ferrous metal?

The term alloy is used for any blend of different metals, which may be nonferrous, such as brass or bronze, or ferrous such as stainless steel, or various other steels.


What is Amalgam Brass and what two elements is it made of?

Brass is an alloy, not an amalgam. The term "amalgam" refers to an alloy of mercury with another metal. An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals that often have physical properties that are very different than the individual pure metals. Today, brass refers to an alloy of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), but has historically been any combination of copper and another metal.


What do you mean by ferrous and non ferrous?

The term "ferrous" typically means a kind of metal or alloy which contains iron. "Non-ferrous", naturally, means a metal or alloy which contains little or no iron. Sometimes the term non-ferrous is used to describe any sort of metal which is not steel or iron. Finally, sometimes these terms are used to identify whether or not a metal can be affected by magnets. Ferrous metals will usually respond or "stick to" a magnet whereas non-ferrous metals are not easily magnetised.


What is the meaning of an alloy?

A mixture of 2 or more natural metals Bronze,brass,ferry metal,platnam,hyduron,monel,inconel eg 718,625,725,713,750x,incoly,waspaloy,carpenter 20 etc etc oh and st/steel It is an alloy of Iron, Nickel, Copper and other trace elements.


What is known as white gold?

Cotton is known as 'white gold'. It is obviously not to be confused with the alloy of gold with such metals as nickel. The term has also been applied to salt.


What does the suffix ferrous mean?

The term "ferrous" typically means a kind of metal or alloy which contains iron.


What does the term in the triangle mean when talking about job cuts?

change


What does the term noble mean when referring to noble gases and noble metals?

less reactive