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Alloys
- Definition of alloys
- A mixture where at least one other substance is added to a metal to improve its properties
- Examples
- Steel
- Mild steel
- C 5% and Fe 95%
- buildings, cars, bridges
- stronger than Fe
- Stainless steel
- Ni 10%, Cr 20%and Fe 70%
- cutlery, sinks,utensils, surgical tools, carparts
- Resistant to corrosion
- shiny
- Brass
- Cu 70% and Zn 30%
- Musical instruments, ornaments
- Resistant to corrosion
- Harder than Cu
- Sonorous
- Lustrous
- Bronze
- Cu 95% Sn 5%
- statues, bells, ornaments
- harder than brass
- sonorous
- Alloys of aluminium
- Light, strong, high density
- electrical power cables, airplanes