Definition
Mixing of a metal with another metal or non-metal to change it’s chemical properties is called alloying.
Examples
- Stainless Steel: Fe with Ni, Cr
- Bronze
- Brass
- Amalgam (which has mercury)
- Solder
- Steel - Iron and Carbon.
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What is alloying? ? Mixing of a metal with another metal or non-metal to change it’s chemical properties is called alloying.
Bronze;; Copper (Cu), Tin (Sn)
Brass;; Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn)
Stainless Steel;; Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), Nickel (Ni)
Alnico;; Aluminium (Al), Nickel (Ni), Cobalt (Co)
Nichrome;; Nickel (Ni), Chromium (Cr)
Solder;; Tin (Sn) and Lead (Pb)
Steel;; Iron (Fe) and Carbon (C)