Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 24 compound words that contain alloy. The most common are listed below. Open alloy in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- alloy wheelsplural of alloy wheel: A wheel made from an alloy other than steel (a lighter and more expensive one), as for example one of aluminium alloy or magnesium alloy, and (usually) styled so as to draw attention to its sportiness and …
- alloy steelAny of many steels whose alloy composition includes other elements besides the iron and carbon that all steels have, in order to improve the mechanical properties of the material.
- Aluminum alloy
- alloy wheelA wheel made from an alloy other than steel (a lighter and more expensive one), as for example one of aluminium alloy or magnesium alloy, and (usually) styled so as to draw attention to its sportiness and desirability.
- shape memory alloyAny of a group of metallic materials that can return to a previously defined shape, after being deformed, by being heated.
- titanium alloyAny alloy of titanium and a metal or nonmetal
- Lipowitz's alloySynonym of Wood's metal: A fusible alloy consisting of (in ascending order by amount in the composition) cadmium, tin, lead, and bismuth.
- magnesium alloyAny solid solution of magnesium with aluminium, zinc, manganese, silicon, zirconium etc that has a low specific gravity and is used in aircraft manufacture, etc.
- skin forming alloyAn alloy that has a narrow solidification range, usually less than 50 °C.
- alloy steelsplural of alloy steel: Any of many steels whose alloy composition includes other elements besides the iron and carbon that all steels have, in order to improve the mechanical properties of the material.
- high-entropy alloya type of metallic alloy containing not one dominant element, but multiple major elements, with a single crystalline structure and existing in a single phase
- ternary alloyAn alloy containing three metals or other elements
- eutectic alloyA mixture of metals having a melting point lower than that of any of its components. Examples are lead-tin solder, cast-iron (a eutectic mixture of iron and carbon), copper-silver eutectic (silver solder).
- Heusler alloySynonym of Heusler compound: Any of a class of magnetic intermetallic compounds with face-centered cubic crystal structure and a composition of XYZ (half-Heuslers) or X2YZ (full-Heuslers), where X and Y are transition metals and Z is in …
- Field's alloyField's metal
- pyrophoric alloyAn alloy, especially one of iron or cerium, that emits sparks when scratched or struck.
- Wood's alloySynonym of Wood's metal: A fusible alloy consisting of (in ascending order by amount in the composition) cadmium, tin, lead, and bismuth.
Compound words 24
- tannoyA public address system.
- permalloyAny of a class of nickel/iron alloys that have a high magnetic permeability.
- microalloyAn alloy made with very small quantities of elements.
- alloyableAble to form an alloy.
- bioalloyAny biocompatible alloy.
- CarboloyA composite material consisting of tungsten carbide particles cemented into a cobalt or nickel binder, notable for its hardness and heat-resistance, used e.g. in cutters and machine tools.
- ceramalSynonym of cermet: A composite material composed of ceramic and metal materials, used in such applications as industrial saws and turbine blades.
- dealloyingThe selective leaching of a component of an alloy
- GraphalloyAny of a group of metal-impregnated graphite materials, commonly used for self-lubricating plain bearings or electrical contacts.
- mangalloyAn alloy steel containing an average of around 13% manganese, known for its high impact strength and resistance to abrasion.