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• 1 It's a
stub
• 2
Making
of
Alloys
• 3 Gold
alloy
purity
• 4 Link
suggest
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• 5
Compo
und?
• 6
Alloys
moved
to list
of
alloys
• 7
percent
ages ?
• 8 Is it
possibl
e to
"undo"
an
alloy?
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Propose
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project
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Alloy
number
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systems
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Young's
modulu
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[edit] It's a stub
I suggest that this article be labeled as a "stub" because it is so extremely incomplete. I have added
something to it, but the previous article didn't even mention solder, electrum, pewter,and it didn't
mention that most alloys are harder than the primary constituents that go into them. That was the whole
reason for things like the Bronze Age.74.249.77.168 (talk)
This article should not be down graded to a stub. There is too much info to be classified as a stub.
It is, however, classified as a C-class to reflect its major deficiencies. We welcome any additions
you have. --Wizard191 (talk) 12:44, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Making of Alloys

what are the main difference between alloy and composite matriels???
The difference between alloys and composites lie at the molecular level. In alloys, the atoms are
re-arranged together in a crystalline structure, but none of this happens in composites, such as in
the graphite-epoxy ones that are used in electronics and aerodynamics.74.249.77.168 (talk)

[edit] Gold alloy purity

"14k gold is an alloy of gold " <- does the "k" mean carat? -- Tarquin 18:46 Dec 28, 2002 (UTC)
Yes. See also Carat (purity). -- Why Not A Duck 21:19, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

carat should be spelled out when it is used - not everyone knows this abbreviation. k also
means "kilo", and K means "Kelvin", and k is also used for Boltzman's constant in physics,
chemistry, and engineering.74.249.77.168 (talk) 01:00, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Compound?
Looks like there is an inconsistence between alloy and chemical compound: --
E3c2d6ec0ca59f4588b8bb5cb621cfa6 12:42, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Alloy: "An alloy is a combination, either in solution or compound, of two or more elements, [...]"
Chemical compound: "This is why materials such as brass [...] or chocolate are considered mixtures or
alloys rather than compounds."
[edit] Alloys moved to list of alloys
I removed the list of alloys and added a link to List of alloys. (That had been missing!)
I also checked whether the alloys I removed here were mentioned in List of alloys and added them
there if necessary. Johan Lont 16:11, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] percentages ?
When you say "58%" do you mean "by weight"?
Of course. That's the way to deal with metals.74.249.77.168 (talk) 23:11, 19 September 2008
(UTC)

[edit] Is it possible to "undo" an alloy?

Here is a question that I was wondering about: if one has 12 karat 10 gram gold alloy coin, is it possible
to "undo" the alloy and extract 5 grams of 99.9999% gold out of it (it does not matter what the other 5
grams are)?
• There is a patent for gold recovery process from jewelry alloys, but I am not sure who would do
this for you.
Of coure there are methods for separating the elements out of alloys, and it is done all the
time - just as metals are separated out of their ores. By melting the whole solid alloy, it is
usually found that the constitutents have different densities, and they will separate out into
different layers of molten metals, one floating on top of the other. Then, you just pipe off
the one that you want. The metals in an alloy can also be separated by electrolysis, and in
the case of elements like the rare earth elements, by using ion-exchange resins. In the iron
& steel industry, there are alloys of iron and carbon that have too much carbon in them. The
carbon can be removed by blowing oxygen through molten iron in what is called the basic
oxygen process. The oxygen combines with the carbon, and the carbon emerges as carbon
dioxide.74.249.77.168 (talk) 23:21, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

You have ten grams of high-grade gold ore. See Refining (metallurgy). —Ryan 14:20, 21 October 2007
(UTC)

can you name some please name some modern alloys and some ancient ones? lol need help for
assignment, Ryan —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.208.57.230 (talk) 04:57, 25 September
2008 (UTC)
No offense, but this is the wrong place to be asking these questions. Wikipedia:Reference desk
will help you with questions like this. --Wizard191 (talk) 12:10, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed project

There is evidently no extant WikiProject which deals with articles concerning alloys and other chemical
compounds. This could be a problem, as many of these articles deal with what are considered to be
generally important topics. To correct this situation, I have proposed a project to deal with these articles
at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#Chemical compounds and mixtures. Anyone interested in
contributing to such a project should indicate as much there. Thank you for your attention. John Carter
20:33, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Alloy numbering systems

How do you look up the properties of specific alloys? I was trying to find information about the
beryllium bronze Glucydur, and couldn't find much. I understand there is a Unified Numbering System
for alloys used in North America. Are there any similar systems in use in Europe or Asia? --Chetvorno
20:55, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Young's modulus

Young's modulus isn't sensitive to small changes in alloy composition. It's also not appreciably affected
by heat treatment or other processing. Young's modulus does not vary the way tensile strength does; it
behaves more like density.
Properties of various steels:
• Properties of Steels and Cast Irons
• Euro-inox Properties of Stainless Steels
• Datum Alloys Properties of Stainless Steels

The following source was used to support grouping Young's modulus with tensile strength and yield
strength:
• [1] Karl U. Kainer, (2003) Magnesium Alloys and Technology, Wiley Publishers, 293 pages
ISBN 352730570X
(note: URL seems to be borked, just search for the title on google books)
But this book discusses Young's modulus in the context of magnesium metal matrix composites. It's not
really applicable to alloys. —Ryan 14:11, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Redirect of 'Substitutional alloy'

'Substitutional alloy' redirects to this article. Maybe it should have its own article? WinterSpw (talk)
07:03, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Go for it! Wizard191 (talk) 14:07, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

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Alloy
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This article is about the material. For the specification language, see Alloy (specification language).
For alloyed wheels, see alloy wheel.

Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon content between 0.02% and 2.14%
by mass.
An alloy is a partial or complete solid solution of one or more elements in a metallic matrix. Complete
solid solution alloys give single solid phase microstructure, while partial solutions give two or more
phases that may be homogeneous in distribution depending on thermal (heat treatment) history. Alloys
usually have different properties from those of the component elements.

Contents
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• 1
Theory
• 2
Termin
ology
• 3 See
also
• 4
Referen
ces
• 5
Externa
l links

[edit] Theory
Alloying one metal with other metal(s) or non metal(s) often enhances its properties. For instance, steel
is stronger than iron, its primary element. The physical properties, such as density, reactivity, Young's
modulus, and electrical and thermal conductivity, of an alloy may not differ greatly from those of its
elements, but engineering properties, such as tensile strength[1] and shear strength may be substantially
different from those of the constituent materials. This is sometimes due to the sizes of the atoms in the
alloy, since larger atoms exert a compressive force on neighboring atoms, and smaller atoms exert a
tensile force on their neighbors, helping the alloy resist deformation. Alloys may exhibit marked
differences in behavior even when small amounts of one element occur. For example, impurities in
semi-conducting ferromagnetic alloys lead to different properties, as first predicted by White, Hogan,
Suhl, Tian Abrie and Nakamura.[2][3] Some alloys are made by melting and mixing two or more
metals. Brass is an alloy made from copper and zinc. Bronze, used for bearings, statues, ornaments and
church bells, is an alloy of copper and tin.
Unlike pure metals, most alloys do not have a single melting point. Instead, they have a melting range
in which the material is a mixture of solid and liquid phases. The temperature at which melting begins
is called the solidus and the temperature when melting is complete is called the liquidus. However, for
most alloys there is a particular proportion of constituents (in rare cases two) which has a single
melting point. This is called the alloy's eutectic mixture.

[edit] Terminology
In practice, some alloys are used so predominantly with respect to their base metals that the name of
the primary constituent is also used as the name of the alloy. For example, 14 karat gold is an alloy of
gold with other elements. Similarly, the silver used in jewelry and the aluminium used as a structural
building material are also alloys.
The term "alloy" is sometimes used in everyday speech as a synonym for a particular alloy. For
example, automobile wheels made of aluminium alloy are commonly referred to as simply "alloy
wheels". The usage is obviously indefinite, since steels and most other metals in practical use are also
alloys.

[edit] See also

• List of alloys
• Intermetallics
• Heat treatment
• CALPHAD (method)

[edit] References
1. ^ Adelbert Phillo Mills, (1922) Materials of Construction: Their Manufacture and Properties,
John Wiley & sons, inc, 489 pages, originally published by the University of Wisconsin,
Madison
2. ^ C. Michael Hogan, (1969) Density of States of an Insulating Ferromagnetic Alloy Phys. Rev.
188, 870 - 874, [Issue 2 – December 1969]
3. ^ X. Y. Zhang and H. Suhl (1985) Phys. Rev. A 32, 2530 - 2533 (1985) [Issue 4 – October 1985
List of alloys
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This is an incomplete list of named alloys grouped alphabetically by base metal. Within these headings
they are in no particular order. Some of the main alloying elements are optionally listed after the alloy
names.
Contents
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• 1
Alloys
of
alumini
um
• 2
Alloys
of
bismuth
• 3
Alloys
of
cobalt
• 4
Alloys
of
copper
• 5
Alloys
of
gallium
• 6
Alloys
of gold
• 7
Alloys
of
indium
• 8
Alloys
of iron
• 9
Alloys
of lead
• 10
Alloys
of
magnes
ium
• 11
Alloys
of
mercur
y
• 12
Alloys
[edit] Alloys of aluminium
Main articles: Aluminium and Aluminium alloy
• Al-Li (lithium)
• Alnico (aluminum, nickel, cobalt): used for permanent magnets
• Duralumin (copper)
• Nambe (aluminium plus seven other undisclosed metals)
• Silumin (silicon)
• AA-8000: used for building wire in the U.S. per the National Electrical Code
• Magnalium (5% magnesium)/used in airplane bodies, ladders,etc.
• Aluminium also forms complex metallic alloys, like β-Al-Mg, ξ'-Al-Pd-Mn, T-Al3Mn

[edit] Alloys of bismuth

Main article: Bismuth
• Wood's metal (lead, tin, cadmium)
• Rose metal (lead, tin)

[edit] Alloys of cobalt

Main article: Cobalt
• Megallium
• Stellite (chromium, tungsten, carbon)
• Talonite
• Ultimet (chromium, nickel, molybdenum, iron, tungsten)
• Vitallium

[edit] Alloys of copper

Main articles: Copper and Copper alloys
• Arsenical copper
• Beryllium copper (beryllium)
• Billon (silver)
• Brass (zinc)
• Calamine brass (zinc)
• Chinese silver (zinc)
• Dutch metal (zinc)
• Gilding metal (zinc)
• Muntz metal (zinc)
• Pinchbeck (zinc)
• Prince's metal (zinc)
• Tombac (zinc)
• Bronze (tin, aluminium or any other element)
• Aluminium bronze (aluminium)
• Arsenical bronze
 • Bell metal (tin)
• Florentine bronze (aluminium or tin)
• Guanín
• Gunmetal (tin, zinc)
• Glucydur
• Phosphor bronze (tin and phosphorus)
• Ormolu (Gilt Bronze) (zinc)
• Speculum metal (tin)
• Constantan (nickel)
• Copper-tungsten (tungsten)
• Corinthian bronze (gold, silver)
• Cunife (nickel, iron)
• Cupronickel (nickel)
• Cymbal alloys (Bell metal) (tin)
• Devarda's alloy (aluminium, zinc)
• Electrum (gold,silver)
• Hepatizon (gold, silver)
• Heusler alloy (manganese, tin)
• Manganin (manganese, nickel)
• Molybdochalkos (lead)
• Nickel silver (nickel)
• Nordic gold (aluminium, zinc, tin)
• Shakudo (gold)
• Tumbaga (gold)

[edit] Alloys of gallium

Main article: Gallium
• Galinstan

[edit] Alloys of gold

Main article: Gold
The purity of alloys of gold is expressed in carats, which tell you the ratio of the minimum amount of
gold (by mass) over 24 parts total. 24 carat gold is fine gold (24/24 parts), and the engineering standard
is that it be applied to alloys that have been refined to 99.9% or better purity ("3 Nines Fine"). There
are, however, places in the world that allow the claim of 24kt. to alloys with as little as 99.0% gold ("2
Nines Fine" or "Point Nine-nine Fine). An alloy which is 14 parts gold to 10 parts alloy is 14 carat
gold, 18 parts gold to 6 parts alloy is 18 carat, etc. This is becoming more commonly and accurately
expressed as the result of the ratio, ie: 14/24 equals .585 (rounded off), and 18/24 is .750 ("Seven-fifty
Fine").
There are hundreds of possible alloys and mixtures possible, but in general the addition of silver will
color gold green, and the addition of copper will color it red. A mix of around 50/50 copper and silver
gives the range of yellow gold alloys the public is accustomed to seeing in the marketplace.
• Electrum (silver, copper)
• Tumbaga (copper)
 • Rose gold (copper)
• White gold (nickel, palladium)

[edit] Alloys of indium

Main article: Indium
• Field's metal (bismuth, tin)

[edit] Alloys of iron

Main article: Iron
See also: Category:Ferrous alloys
• Steel (carbon) (Category:Steels)
• Stainless steel (chromium, nickel)
• AL-6XN
• Alloy 20
• Celestrium
• Marine grade stainless
• Martensitic stainless steel
• Surgical stainless steel (chromium, molybdenum, nickel)
• Silicon steel (silicon)
• Tool steel (tungsten or manganese)
• Bulat steel
• Chromoly (chromium, molybdenum)
• Crucible steel
• Damascus steel
• HSLA steel
• High speed steel
• Maraging steel
• Reynolds 531
• Wootz steel
• Iron
• Anthracite iron (carbon)
• Cast iron (carbon)
• Pig iron (carbon)
• Wrought iron (carbon)
• Fernico (nickel, cobalt)
• Elinvar (nickel, chromium)
• Invar (nickel)
• Kovar (cobalt)
• Spiegeleisen (manganese, carbon, silicon)
• Ferroalloys (category:Ferroalloys)
• Ferroboron
• Ferrochrome
• Ferromagnesium
• Ferromanganese
• Ferromolybdenum
 • Ferronickel
• Ferrophosphorus
• Ferrotitanium
• Ferrovanadium
• Ferrosilicon

[edit] Alloys of lead

Main article: Lead
• Molybdochalkos (copper)
• Solder (tin)
• Terne (tin)
• Type metal (tin, antimony)

[edit] Alloys of magnesium

Main article: Magnesium
• Magnox (aluminium)
• T-Mg-Al-Zn (Bergman phase) is a complex metallic alloy
• Elektron

[edit] Alloys of mercury

Main article: Mercury (element)
• Amalgam

[edit] Alloys of nickel

Main article: Nickel
• Category:Nickel alloys
• Alumel (nickel, manganese, aluminium, silicon)
• German silver (copper, zinc)
• Chromel (chromium)
• Hastelloy (molybdenum, chromium, sometimes tungsten)
• Inconel (chromium, iron)
• Monel metal (copper, iron, manganese)
• Nichrome (chromium)
• Nicrosil (chromium, silicon, magnesium)
• Nisil (silicon)
• Nitinol (titanium, shape memory alloy)
• Cupronickel (bronze, copper)
• Alnico (aluminium, cobalt; used in magnets)
• Soft magnetic alloys
• Mu-metal (iron)
• [Ni-C] (Nickel, Carbon)
[edit] Alloys of potassium
Main article: Potassium
• NaK (sodium)
• KLi (lithium)

[edit] Rare earth alloys

Main article: Rare earth element
• Mischmetal (various rare earth elements)

[edit] Alloys of silver

Main article: Silver
• Billon
• Sterling silver (copper)
• Britannia silver (copper)
• Goloid (copper, gold)
• Electrum (gold)
• Argentium sterling silver (copper, germanium)
• Shibuichi (copper)
• Platinum sterling (platinum)

[edit] Alloys of titanium

Main article: Titanium
• Beta C (vanadium, chromium, others)
• 6al-4v (aluminium, vanadium)

[edit] Alloys of tin

Main article: Tin
• Britannium (copper, antimony)[1]
• Pewter (lead, copper)
• Solder (lead, antimony)

[edit] Alloys of uranium

Main article: Uranium
• Staballoy (depleted uranium with other metals, usually titanium or molybdenum)
• Uranium with plutonium, frequently found in nuclear reactors
[edit] Alloys of zinc
Main article: Zinc
• Zamak (aluminium, magnesium, copper)
• Brass (copper)

[edit] Alloys of zirconium

Main article: Zirconium
• Zircaloy (tin)
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