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STEEL |
Metal alloy |
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ASSAY |
The alloy or metal to be assayed. |
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STANDARD |
The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy
established by authority. |
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ALLAY |
To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to
deteriorate. |
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NIELLO |
The art, process, or method of decorating metal with
incised designs filled with the black alloy. |
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AMALGAM |
An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an
amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc. |
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AMALGAMATE |
To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another
metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury. |
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MAT |
A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron,
etc., usually called white metal. |
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SOLDER |
A metal or metallic alloy used when melted for uniting
adjacent metallic edges or surfaces; a metallic cement. |
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BILLON |
An alloy of gold and silver with a large proportion of
copper or other base metal, used in coinage. |
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METALLIC |
Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal;
resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy. |
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BRITANNIA |
A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper,
etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called
also Britannia metal. |
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PINCHBECK |
An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow
metal, composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It
is much used as a... |
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WOOD'S METAL |
...
cadmium, two parts of tin, four of lead, with seven or eight part of
bismuth. It melts at from 66¡ to 71¡ C. See Fusible metal, under
Fusi... |
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BASANITE |
...the
color left on the stone when rubbed by the metal. ... |
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TOMBAC |
...ten into thin
leaves is sometimes called Dutch metal. The addition of arsenic makes
white tombac. ... |
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OSMIUM |
A rare metallic element of the platinum group, found native
as an alloy in platinum ore, and in iridosmine. It is a hard,
infusible, bluish or ... |
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BRONZE |
An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of
other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and
sonorous, and is u... |
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PALLADIUM |
A rare metallic element of the light platinum group,
found native, and also alloyed with platinum and gold. It is a
silver-white metal resembli... |