Unit 10 · Materials Used in Daily Life

Properties of Mixed Metals

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Words of This Topic

  • alloy : a uniform solid mixture of two or more metals, or of a metal and a non metal
  • steel : the alloy of iron and carbon
  • stainless steel : the alloy of iron, chromium and nickel, which does not rust
  • brass : the alloy of copper and zinc
  • bronze : the alloy of copper and tin
  • duralumin : the light but strong alloy made by adding copper, manganese and magnesium to aluminium
  • carat : the unit that measures the purity of gold, twenty four carat meaning pure gold
  • rust : the brown layer that forms when iron meets air and moisture
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