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alloy

verb as in mix metals

verb as in adulterate

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The funds will also help Elk Creek Resources and a Pentagon contractor develop aluminum-scandium alloy components for defense aerospace systems.

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Shares in companies that aim to produce obscure minerals—including dysprosium, used in high-performance magnets, and magnesium, which strengthens aluminum alloys—rose by as much as 20% in Sydney on Tuesday after U.S.

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.

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For years, scientists have known that tiny chemical patterns can form inside metal alloys, but most assumed these patterns were insignificant or disappeared during manufacturing.

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The copper alloy bucket, decorated with a hunting scene, is thought to have been made several decades before the famous Sutton Hoo ship and its treasures were buried at the site.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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