Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
An alloy is distinct from an impure metal in that, with an alloy, the added elements are well controlled to produce desirable properties, while impure metals such as wrought iron are less controlled, but are often considered useful. Alloys are made by mixing two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
3003 aluminium alloy is an alloy in the wrought aluminium-manganese family (3000 or 3xxx series). It can be cold worked (but not, unlike some other types of aluminium alloys, heat-treated) to produce tempers with a higher strength but a lower ductility. Like most other aluminium-manganese alloys, 3003 is a general-purpose alloy with moderate ...
ZA alloys make good bearings because their final composition includes hard eutectic zinc-aluminium-copper particles embedded in a softer zinc-aluminium matrix. The hard particles provide a low-friction bearing surface, while the softer material wears back to provide space for lubricant to flow, similar to Babbitt metal .
Aluminum dissolves in ferrite and forms Al 2 O 3 and AlN. Silicon is also soluble and usually forms SiO 2 •M x O y. Manganese mostly dissolves in ferrite forming MnS, MnO•SiO 2, but also carbides: (Fe,Mn) 3 C. Chromium forms partitions between the ferrite and carbide phases in steel, forming (Fe,Cr 3)C, Cr 7 C 3, and Cr 23 C 6. The type of ...
Metallurgy derives from the Ancient Greek μεταλλουργός, metallourgós, "worker in metal", from μέταλλον, métallon, "mine, metal" + ἔργον, érgon, "work" The word was originally an alchemist's term for the extraction of metals from minerals, the ending -urgy signifying a process, especially manufacturing: it was discussed in this sense in the 1797 Encyclopædia ...
Zirconium alloys are solid solutions of zirconium or other metals, a common subgroup having the trade mark Zircaloy. Zirconium has very low absorption cross-section of thermal neutrons , high hardness, ductility and corrosion resistance .
Fe 3 Ni Awaruite: A native intermetallic compound found in serpentinites and meteorites: Ni 2 Fe to Ni 3 Fe Earth's core: Earth's core is composed of an iron–nickel alloy [8] about 5.5% Ni: Elinvar: A manufactured alloy whose elasticity does not change with temperature; 5% Cr: 36% Ni: Invar: A steel manufactured to have a very low thermal ...
AA 6063 is an aluminium alloy, with magnesium and silicon as the alloying elements. The standard controlling its composition is maintained by The Aluminum Association. It has generally good mechanical properties and is heat treatable and weldable. It is similar to the British aluminium alloy HE9. 6063 is the most common alloy used for aluminium ...