Metals and Alloys

Aluminium

Alloys of aluminium

Alnico (aluminium, nickel, cobalt): used for permanent magnets

Duralumin (copper)

Magnalium (5% magnesium)/used in airplane bodies, ladders,etc.

Bismuth

Alloys of bismuth

Wood's metal (lead, tin, cadmium)

Cobalt

Copper Alloys of copper

Beryllium copper (beryllium)

Brass (zinc)

Bronze (tin, aluminium or other element)

Bell metal (tin)

Phosphor bronze (tin and phosphorus)

Speculum metal (tin)

[edit]Alloys of gallium

Main article: Gallium

Galfenol (iron)

Galinstan (indium, tin)

[edit]Alloys of gold

Main article: Gold The purity of alloys of gold is expressed in karats, (UK: carats) which indicates the ratio of the minimum amount of gold (by mass) over 24 parts total. 24 karat 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 karat gold, 18 parts gold to 6 parts alloy is 18 karat, 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.

Iron

[edit]Alloys of iron

Elinvar (nickel, chromium)

Fernico (nickel, cobalt)

Ferroalloys (category:Ferroalloys)

Ferroboron

Ferrochrome

Ferromagnesium

Ferromanganese

Ferromolybdenum

Ferronickel

Ferrophosphorus

Ferrosilicon

Ferrotitanium

Ferrovanadium

Invar (nickel)

Iron

Cast iron (carbon)

Pig iron (carbon)

Wrought iron (carbon)

Kovar (nickel, cobalt)

Spiegeleisen (manganese, carbon, silicon)

Steel (carbon) (Category:Steels)

Bulat steel

Chromoly (chromium, molybdenum)

Crucible steel

Damascus steel

High speed steel

Mushet steel

HSLA steel

Maraging steel

Reynolds 531

Silicon steel (silicon)

Spring steel

Stainless steel (chromium, nickel)

AL-6XN

Alloy 20

Celestrium

Marine grade stainless

Martensitic stainless steel

Surgical stainless steel (chromium, molybdenum, nickel)

Zeron 100 (chromium, nickel, molybdenum)

Tool steel (tungsten or manganese)

Silver steel (US:Drill rod) (manganese, chromium, silicon)

Wootz steel

[edit]Alloys of lead

Main article: Lead

Molybdochalkos (copper)

Solder (tin)

Terne (tin)

Type metal (tin, antimony)

[edit]Alloys of magnesium

Main article: Magnesium

Elektron

Magnox (aluminium)

T-Mg-Al-Zn (Bergman phase) is a complex metallic alloy

[edit]Alloys of mercury

Main article: Mercury (element)

Amalgam

[edit]Alloys of nickel

Main article: Nickel

Category:Nickel alloys

Alnico (aluminium, cobalt; used in magnets)

Alumel (nickel, manganese, aluminium, silicon)

Chromel (chromium)

Cupronickel (bronze, copper)

Ferronickel (iron)

German silver (copper, zinc)

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)

Soft magnetic alloys

Mu-metal (iron)

[Ni-C] (Nickel, Carbon)

[edit]Alloys of potassium

Main article: Potassium

NaK (sodium)

KLi (lithium)

[edit]Alloys of plutonium

Main article: Plutonium

Plutonium-aluminium

Plutonium-cerium

Plutonium-cerium-cobalt

Plutonium-gallium (gallium)

Plutonium-gallium-cobalt

Plutonium-zirconium

[edit]Rare earth alloys

Main article: Rare earth element

Mischmetal (various rare earth elements)

[edit]Alloys of rhodium

Pseudo palladium (Rhodium-silver alloy)

[edit]Alloys of silver

Main article: Silver

Argentium sterling silver (copper, germanium)

Billon

Britannia silver (copper)

Doré bullion (gold)

Electrum (gold)

Goloid (copper, gold)

Platinum sterling (platinum)

Shibuichi (copper)

Sterling silver (copper)

Tibetan silver (copper)

[edit]Alloys of titanium

Main article: Titanium

Beta C (vanadium, chromium, others)

6al-4v (aluminium, vanadium)

[edit]Alloys of tin

Main article: Tin

Babbitt (copper, antimony, lead; used for bearing surfaces)

Britannium (copper, antimony)[1]

Pewter (lead, copper)

Solder (lead, antimony)

Terne (lead)

Bronze (copper)

[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

Brass (copper)

Zamak (aluminium, magnesium, copper)

Electroplated Zinc alloys

[edit]Alloys of zirconium

Main article: Zirconium

Zircaloy (tin)