alloy
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The zeppelin’s enormous frame was constructed of a lightweight aluminum-copper alloy, covered with more than 300,000 square feet of sealed canvas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
But now experts have developed new "super elastic" springs using a special metal called nitinol, a nickel and titanium alloy, with Rory the first patient to have them fitted.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The advance could eventually make the alloy, which is widely used in aerospace applications and may have uses in other industries, printable on more common commercial equipment.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Most cymbals are made of a copper and tin alloy that is melted into molten bronze which is poured into moulds and cooled into disc-shaped blanks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
I was silent; Helen had calmed me; but in the tranquillity she imparted there was an alloy of inexpressible sadness.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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The researchers say the same AI-guided approach could be adapted to identify workable processing conditions for other metal alloys and additive manufacturing systems.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
More recently, platinum intermetallic catalysts have emerged as a promising alternative to conventional platinum alloys because they can offer improved activity and stability.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Foulkes said Mercury replaced some metal components with composite or polymer materials, and came up with aluminum alloys that maximized strength while remaining relatively lightweight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Today, most rare-earth supply chains remain dependent on China for the lucrative processing stages that separate individual elements and convert them into the metals, alloys and magnets that are used in everyday electronics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
European metalworkers tended to create metal objects by pouring molten alloys into shaped molds.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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They also highlight the importance of carefully selecting candidate materials that can effectively synergize when alloyed with other metals.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2023
The country brought in 255,744 tonnes, including primary metal and unwrought, alloyed aluminium, last month, according to data from the General Administration of Customs.
From Reuters ● Dec. 18, 2022
The knock-on consequences are also particularly alarming for automakers, where silicon is alloyed with aluminum to make engine blocks and other parts.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
That was pure base boosting alloyed by just a pinch of sticking to the other side.
From Fox News ● Jul. 17, 2019
The new building sparkling in the North Carolina spring sunshine was a source of pride throughout the black community, but it was a pride alloyed with cynicism for Durham’s poorest black citizens.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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It will handle the metalization and alloying part of the rare-earths supply chain — one of the key areas China has used to control the sector, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2025
A third stream comes when the resulting pig iron is turned into steel by cooking it a bit further—baking off most of the remaining carbon—and alloying it with additives such as chromium or titanium.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 30, 2024
Arsenic is used as an alloying agent and also to make glass, pigments, textiles, adhesives and pesticides, the WHO says.
From Reuters ● Mar. 24, 2023
Along with silicon, they’re also facing a surge in magnesium, another alloying ingredient that’s faced production issues during China’s power crunch.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
The object of the clay is to protect the copper from oxidation during the process of alloying or coating, and to reduce it to the required thickness it is passed between rollers.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 Volume 17, New Series, February 28, 1852 by William Chambers
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