List of alloys

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This is an incomplete list of named alloys grouped alphabetically by base metal. Within these headings they are in no particular order. Some of the main alloying elements are optionally listed after the alloy names.

[edit] Alloys of aluminium

Main articles: Aluminium and Aluminium alloy

Al-Li (lithium)
Duralumin (copper)
Nambe (aluminium plus seven other undisclosed metals)
Silumin (silicon)
AA-8000: used for building wire in the U.S. per the National Electrical Code
Magnalium (5% magnesium)/used in airplane bodies, ladders,etc.
Aluminium also forms complex metallic alloys, like β-Al-Mg, ξ'-Al-Pd-Mn, T-Al₃Mn
Alnico - alloy of aluminium, nickel, and cobalt used in magnets

[edit] Alloys of bismuth

Main article: Bismuth

Wood's metal (lead, tin, cadmium)
Rose metal (lead, tin)

[edit] Alloys of cobalt

Main article: Cobalt

Megallium
Stellite (chromium, tungsten, carbon)
- Talonite
Alnico
Vitallium
Jacite (Molenum)

[edit] Alloys of copper

Main articles: Copper and Copper alloys

Beryllium copper (beryllium)
Billon (silver)
Brass (zinc)
- Calamine brass (zinc)
- Chinese silver (zinc)
- Dutch metal (zinc)
- Gilding metal (zinc)
- Muntz metal (zinc)
- Pinchbeck (zinc)
- Prince's metal (zinc)
- Tombac (zinc)
Bronze (tin, aluminium or any other element)
- Aluminium bronze (aluminium)
- Bell metal (tin)
- Florentine bronze (aluminium or tin)
- Guanín
- Gunmetal (tin, zinc)
- Glucydur
- Phosphor bronze (tin and phosphorus)
- Ormolu (Gilt Bronze) (zinc)
- Speculum metal (tin)
Constantan (nickel)
Copper-tungsten (tungsten)
Corinthian bronze (gold, silver)
Cunife (nickel, iron)
Cupronickel (nickel)
Cymbal alloys (Bell metal) (tin)
Devarda's alloy (aluminium, zinc)
Hepatizon (gold, silver)
Heusler alloy (manganese, tin)
Manganin (manganese, nickel)
Molybdochalkos (lead)
Nickel silver (nickel)
Nordic gold (aluminium, zinc, tin)
Shakudo (gold)
Tumbaga (gold)

[edit] Alloys of gallium

Main article: Gallium

Galinstan

[edit] Alloys of gold

Main article: Gold

The alloys of gold are expressed in karats. 24 karat gold is fine gold, which is .999 or better purity. If an alloy is mixed which is 14 parts gold and 10 parts alloy, that is 14 karat gold, 18 parts gold is 18 karat, etc. This is often expressed as the result of the ratio, ie: 14/24 equals .585 (rounded off), and 18/24 is .750. There are hundreds of possible alloys and mixtures possible, but in general the addition of silver will color gold green, and the addition of copper will color it red. A mix of around 50/50 copper and silver gives the range of yellow gold alloys the public is accustomed to seeing in the marketplace.