List of alloys
This is a list of named alloys that are grouped alphabetically by base metal. Within these headings, the alloys are also grouped alphabetically. Some of the main alloying elements are optionally listed after the alloy names.
Alloys of aluminium
Main articles: Aluminium and Aluminium alloy
Aluminium also forms complex metallic alloys, like β–Al–Mg, ξ'–Al–Pd–Mn, T–Al3Mn
- AA-8000: used for electrical building wire in the U.S. per the National Electrical Code, replacing AA-1350.[1]
- Al–Li (lithium)
- Alnico (nickel, cobalt): used for permanent magnets
- Duralumin (copper)
- Hiduminium or R.R. alloys (2% copper, iron, nickel): used in aircraft pistons
- Kryron
- Magnalium (5% magnesium): used in airplane bodies, ladders,etc.
- Nambe (aluminium plus seven other undisclosed metals), serveware, exclusively from the one manufacturer
- Scandium–aluminium (scandium)
- Y alloy (4% copper, nickel, magnesium):
Alloys of bismuth
Main article: Bismuth
Alloys of chromium
Main article: Chromium
Alloys of cobalt
Main article: Cobalt
- Megallium
- Stellite (chromium, tungsten, carbon)
- Talonite
- Ultimet (chromium, nickel, molybdenum, iron, tungsten)
- Vitallium
Alloys of copper
Main articles: Copper and Copper alloys
- Arsenical copper
- 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 other element)
- Aluminium bronze (aluminium)
- Arsenical bronze
- 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 hydride (hydrogen)
- Copper–tungsten (tungsten)
- Corinthian bronze (gold, silver)
- Cunife (nickel, iron)
- Cupronickel (nickel)
- Cymbal alloys (Bell metal) (tin)
- Devarda's alloy (aluminium, zinc)
- Electrum (gold, silver)
- Hepatizon (gold, silver)
- Heusler alloy (manganese, tin)
- Manganin (manganese, nickel)
- Molybdochalkos (lead)
- Nickel silver (nickel)
- Nordic gold (aluminium, zinc, tin)
- Shakudo (gold)
- Tumbaga (gold)
Alloys of gallium
Main article: Gallium
Alloys of gold
Main article: Gold
- See also notes below.[note 1]
- Colored gold (silver, copper)
- Crown gold (silver, copper)
- Electrum (silver, copper)
- Rhodite (rhodium)
- Rose gold (copper)
- Tumbaga (copper)
- White gold (nickel, palladium)
Alloys of indium
Main article: Indium
Alloys of iron
Main article: Iron
- Elinvar (nickel, chromium)
- Fernico (nickel, cobalt)
- Ferroalloys (Category:Ferroalloys)
- Ferroboron
- Ferrocerium
- Ferrochrome
- Ferromagnesium
- Ferromanganese
- Ferromolybdenum
- Ferronickel
- Ferrophosphorus
- Ferrosilicon
- Ferrotitanium
- Ferrouranium
- Ferrovanadium
- Invar (nickel)
- Iron
- Iron hydride (hydrogen)
- Kovar (nickel, cobalt)
- Spiegeleisen (manganese, carbon, silicon)
- Staballoy (stainless steel) (managanese, chromium, carbon) - see also #Alloys of uranium below
- Steel (carbon) (Category:Steels)
- Bulat steel
- Chromoly (chromium, molybdenum)
- Crucible steel
- Damascus steel
- Hadfield steel
- High speed steel
- HSLA steel
- Maraging steel
- Reynolds 531
- Silicon steel (silicon)
- Spring steel
- Stainless steel (chromium, nickel)
- Tool steel (tungsten or manganese)
- Silver steel (US:Drill rod) (manganese, chromium, silicon)
- Weathering steel ('Cor-ten') (silicon, manganese, chromium, copper, vanadium, nickel)
- Wootz steel
Alloys of lead
Main article: Lead
- Molybdochalkos (copper)
- Solder (tin)
- Terne (tin)
- Type metal (tin, antimony)
Alloys of magnesium
Main article: Magnesium
Alloys of mercury
Main article: Mercury (element)
Alloys of nickel
Main article: Nickel
- Category: Nickel alloys
- Alnico (aluminium, cobalt; used in magnets)
- Alumel (manganese, aluminium, silicon)
- Chromel (chromium)
- Cupronickel (bronze, copper)
- Ferronickel (iron)
- German silver (copper, zinc)
- Hastelloy (molybdenum, chromium, sometimes tungsten)
- Inconel (chromium, iron)
- Monel metal (copper, iron, manganese)
- Nichrome (chromium)
- Nickel-carbon (carbon)
- Nicrosil (chromium, silicon, magnesium)
- Nisil (silicon)
- Nitinol (titanium, shape memory alloy)
- Magnetically "soft" alloys
- Mu-metal (iron)
- Permalloy (iron, molybdenum)
- Supermalloy (molybdenum)
- Brass (copper, zinc, manganese)
- Nickel hydride (hydrogen)
- Stainless (chromium, molybdenum, carbon, manganese, sulphur, phosphorus, silicon)
- Coin silver (nickel)
Alloys of potassium
Main article: Potassium
Alloys of plutonium
Main article: Plutonium
- Plutonium–aluminium
- Plutonium–cerium
- Plutonium–cerium–cobalt
- Plutonium–gallium (gallium)
- Plutonium–gallium–cobalt
- Plutonium–zirconium
Rare earth alloys
Main article: Rare earth element
- Mischmetal (various rare earth elements)
- Terfenol-D (terbium, dysprosium, and iron), a highly magnetostrictive alloy used in portable speakers such as the SoundBug device
Alloys of rhodium
- Pseudo palladium (Rhodium–silver alloy)
Alloys of scandium
- Scandium hydride (hydrogen)
Alloys of silver
Main article: Silver
- Argentium sterling silver (copper, germanium)
- Billon
- Britannia silver (copper)
- Doré bullion (gold)
- Electrum (gold)
- Goloid (copper, gold)
- Platinum sterling (platinum)
- Shibuichi (copper)
- Sterling silver (copper)
- Tibetan silver (copper)
Alloys of sodium
Alloys of titanium
Main article: Titanium
- Beta C (vanadium, chromium, others)
- 6al–4v (aluminium, vanadium)
- Titanium hydride (hydrogen)
- Titanium nitride (nitrogen)
Alloys of tin
Main article: Tin
- Babbitt (copper, antimony, lead; used for bearing surfaces)[2]
- Britannium (copper, antimony)
- Pewter (antimony, copper)
- Solder (lead, antimony)
- Terne (lead)
Alloys of uranium
Main article: Uranium
- Staballoy (depleted uranium with other metals, usually titanium or molybdenum). See also #Alloys of iron above for Staballoy (stainless steel).
- Uranium hydride (hydrogen)
Alloys of zinc
Main article: Zinc
Alloys of zirconium
Main article: Zirconium
- Zircaloy (tin)
- Zirconium hydride (hydrogen)
See also
- List of brazing alloys
- Complex metallic alloys
- Intermetallic compounds
- Pot metal
- White metal
References
- ↑ Hunter, Christel (2006). Aluminum Building Wire Installation and Terminations, IAEI News, January-February 2006. Richardson, TX: International Association of Electrical Inspectors.
- ↑ "Tin Based Alloys". Mayer Alloys.
Notes
- ↑ The purity of alloys of gold is expressed in karats, (UK: carats) which indicates the ratio of the minimum amount of gold (by mass) over 24 parts total. 24 karat gold is fine gold (24/24 parts), and the engineering standard is that it be applied to alloys that have been refined to 99.9% or better purity ("3 nines fine"). There are, however, places in the world that allow the claim of 24kt. to alloys with as little as 99.0% gold ("2 nines fine" or "point nine-nine fine). An alloy which is 14 parts gold to 10 parts alloy is 14 karat gold, 18 parts gold to 6 parts alloy is 18 karat, etc. This is becoming more commonly and accurately expressed as the result of the ratio, i.e.: 14/24 equals .585 (rounded off), and 18/24 is .750 ("seven-fifty fine"). 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.