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1Copper alloys — are alloys with copper as their principal component. They have high resistance to corrosion.Due to its high electric conductivity, pure electrolytic copper is used mostly for making of electrical cables. Compositions The similarity in external… …
2Alloy — Al*loy , n. [OE. alai, OF. alei, F. aloyer, to alloy, alier to ally. See {Alloy}, v. t.] 1. Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is… …
3Copper alloys in aquaculture — A copper alloy pen that has been deployed on a fish farm at depth of 14 feet for one year shows no signs of biofouling. Recently, copper alloys have become important netting materials in aquaculture (the farming of aquatic organisms including… …
4Copper — For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation) …
5copper processing — Introduction use of smelting or leaching, usually followed by electrolytic refining or recovery, to turn the ore into a form from which products can be fashioned. Included in this article also is a discussion of the mining of copper and of its… …
6Alloy — This article is about the type of material. For the specification language, see Alloy (specification language). For lightweight auto wheels, see alloy wheel. Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon content between 0.02%… …
7Copper-tungsten — CuW and WCu redirect here. For other uses, see CuW (disambiguation) and WCu (disambiguation). Copper tungsten (tungsten copper, CuW, or WCu) alloy is a pseudo alloy of copper and tungsten. As copper and tungsten are not mutually soluble, the… …
8copper — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pure ▪ molten ▪ beaten ▪ burnished ▪ Her hair shone like burnished copper. VERB + COPPER …
9alloy — [[t]æ̱lɔɪ[/t]] alloys N MASS An alloy is a metal that is made by mixing two or more types of metal together. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin... The company produces titanium alloy …
10alloy — al|loy1 [ˈælɔı US ˈælɔı, əˈlɔı] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: aloi, from aloyer to combine , from Latin alligare; ALLY2] a metal that consists of two or more metals mixed together ▪ Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. alloy 2… …
