An alloy is a metal product containing two or more elements as a solid solution, as an inter-metallic compound, or as a mixture of metallic phases. Except for native copper and gold, the first metals of technological importance were alloys. Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, is appreciably harder than copper. This quality made […]
Metals in actual commercial use are almost exclusively alloys, and not pure metals, since it is possible for the designer to realize an extensive variety of physical properties in the product by varying the metallic composition of the alloy. As a case in point, commercially pure or cast iron is very brittle because of the […]