alloy synonyms
alloy
n.
Common metal alloys include: steel, ferromanganese, ferrosilicon, cast iron, pewter, type metal, chromesteel, nichrome, vanadium-steel, tungsten-steel, ferro-magnetic manganese, chrome-vanadium-steel, titanium-steel, uranium-steel, austenitic steel, stainless steel, nonmagnetic steel, chromium steel, chrome-nickel steel, high tensile steel, cobalt-steel, tungsten-chromium-cobalt, carbide of tungsten-cobalt, Widia (trademark), Carboloy (trademark), finishing steel, high speed steel, high tungsten steel, low tungsten steel, structural steel, carbon steel, brass, bronze, Muntz metal, green gold, white gold, electrum, magnanin, iridium, Wood's metal, sterling silver, nickel-silver, magnalium, zinc-aluminum, aluminum-bronze, boron bronze, copper-aluminum, cupronickel, Duralumin (trademark), aluminum-manganese-copper, manganese-copper, tin-manganese, tin-copper, molybdenum-chromium-nickel, Monel metal (trademark), R-301, babbitt metal, bell metal, britannia metal, Dutch metal, gunmetal, osmiridium, pinchbeck, spiegeleisen.
alloy
v.
To mix metals
mix, amalgamate, combine, compound, blend, adulterate, fuse. Metals are alloyed to produce qualities which include: hardness, brittleness, resistance to heat, resistance to acids, resistance to wear, resistance to stain, resistance to rust, light weight, tensile strength, malleability, lack of magnetism, conductivity, etc.
To devaluate
debase, devalue, admix; see adulterate.
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