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if you use the word relative, it could range from a plank of wood to some sheet metal. Today we have more technology to add metals to metals by alloying. for example we need low density meterial with high strength. consider the Al metal. it is of low density, to add strength to it we add some other alloying elements like Ni,Cr etc... so as per our requrements we prepare our alloys of low density realeative to high strength.

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