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UbuWeb. Alloy. From New World Encyclopedia Steel is an extremely useful alloy, with iron as its major component and a carbon content between 0.02 and 1.7 percent by weight. Among commonly known alloys are brass, bronze, and steel. Some alloys are named after their primary constituent. For example, the "silver" used in jewelry and the "aluminum" used as a structural building material are actually alloys.

Alloys of gold are rated on a scale of carats—for instance, 14-carat gold is 58 percent gold. General properties Alloys are usually designed to have properties that are more desirable than those of their constituents. Unlike pure metals, most alloys do not have a sharp melting point. Some common alloys Amalgam Mercury amalgams have also been used in the process of mining gold and silver, because of the ease with which mercury amalgamates with them. Brass A decorative brass paperweight (left), along with zinc and copper samples. Aluminum makes brass stronger and more corrosion-resistant. Bronze Pewter Steel. Harluxet Hiztegi Entziklopedikoa. Europeana.eu. La Enciclopedia Online en Kalipedia.com. Thesaurus.com.

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