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An alloy is a combination/compound of metals mixed together, usually a less costly metal is mixed with a more valuable one to make an alloy. Such as, 24K gold is entirely pure, but 18K gold or 22K gold is not because it is an alloy, it has been mixed by having 6 or 2 other components added.

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