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Alloys are harder, the different sized atoms make it harder for the atoms to slide past each other when the metal is under stress or when being manipulated therefore making it much more rigid. For example steel is comprised of carbon and iron. In pure iron all the atoms are the same size which allows the them to slide past each other considerably more easily than in steel which is comprised of at least 2 different elements with different sized atoms.

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