This is a list of named alloys grouped alphabetically by base

metal A metal (from ancient Greek, Greek μέταλλον ''métallon'', "mine, quarry, metal") is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electrical resistivity and conductivity, e ...

. Within these headings, the alloys are also grouped alphabetically. Some of the main alloying elements are optionally listed after the alloy names.

Alloys by base metal

Aluminium

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: used for electrical building wire in the U.S. per the National Electrical Code, replacing AA-1350. * Al–Li (2.45% lithium): aerospace applications, including the Space Shuttle * Alnico ( nickel, cobalt): used for permanent magnets * Aluminium–Scandium (

scandium Scandium is a chemical element with the symbol Sc and atomic number 21. It is a silvery-white metallic d-block element. Historically, it has been classified as a rare-earth element, together with yttrium and the Lanthanides. It was discovered in ...

) * Birmabright ( magnesium, manganese): used in car bodies, mainly used by Land Rover cars. * Duralumin ( copper) * Hiduminium or R.R. alloys (2% copper,

iron Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in ...

, nickel): used in aircraft pistons * Hydronalium (up to 12% magnesium, 1% manganese): used in shipbuilding, resists seawater corrosion * Italma (3.5% magnesium, 0.3% manganese): formerly used to make coinage of the Italian lira * Magnalium (5-50% magnesium): used in airplane bodies, ladders, pyrotechnics, etc. * Ni-Ti-Al ( Titanium 40%, Aluminum 10%), also called Nital * Y alloy (4% copper, nickel, magnesium) Aluminium also forms complex metallic alloys, like β–Al–Mg, ξ'–Al–Pd–Mn, and T–Al₃Mn.

Beryllium

* Lockalloy (62% Beryllium, 38% Aluminium)

Bismuth

* Bismanol ( manganese); magnetic alloy from the 1950s using powder metallurgy * Cerrosafe ( lead, tin, cadmium) * Rose metal (lead, tin) * Wood's metal (lead, tin, cadmium)

Chromium

* Chromium hydride (

hydrogen Hydrogen is the chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1. Hydrogen is the lightest element. At standard conditions hydrogen is a gas of diatomic molecules having the formula . It is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-to ...

) * Nichrome ( nickel) *

Ferrochrome Ferrochrome, or ferrochromium (FeCr) is a type of ferroalloy, that is, an alloy of chromium and iron, generally containing 50 to 70% chromium by weight. Ferrochrome is produced by electric arc carbothermic reduction of chromite. Most of the gl ...

(

) * CrNi60WTi, a stainless steel alloy of chromium, nickel, 60 percent tungsten and titanium formed under electro-slag remelting (ESR) or vacuum arc remelting (VAR) conditions

Cobalt

* Elgiloy (cobalt, chromium, nickel, iron, molybdenum, manganese, carbon) * Megallium ( cobalt, chromium, molybdenum) * Stellite ( chromium, tungsten, carbon) **

Talonite Stellite is a range of cobalt-chromium alloys designed for wear resistance. The alloys may also contain tungsten or molybdenum and a small, but important, amount of carbon. History Stellite is a trademarked name of Kennametal Inc. Prior to that ...

(tungsten, molybdenum, carbon) * Ultimet (chromium, nickel,

, molybdenum, tungsten) *

Vitallium Vitallium is an alloy of 65% cobalt, 30% chromium, 5% molybdenum, and other substances. The alloy is used in dentistry and artificial joints, because of its resistance to corrosion. It is also used for components of turbochargers because of its ...

(cobalt, chromium, molybdenum)

Copper

* Arsenical copper ( arsenic) * Beryllium copper (0.5-3% Beryllium, 99.5%-97% Copper) ( beryllium) * Billon ( silver) * Brass ( zinc) ''see also Brass §Brass types for longer list'' ** 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 ( arsenic, tin) **

Bell metal Bell metal or bell bronze is an alloy used for making bells and related instruments, such as cymbals. It is a form of bronze with a higher tin content, usually in approximately a 4:1 ratio of copper to tin (typically, 78% copper, 22% tin by mas ...

( tin) ** Florentine bronze ( aluminium or tin) **

Glucydur Glucydur is the trade name of a metal alloy with a low coefficient of thermal expansion, used for making balance wheels and other parts of mechanical watches. Glucydur is a beryllium bronze; an alloy of beryllium, copper and iron. In addition ...

( beryllium,

) ** Guanín ( gold silver) ** Gunmetal ( tin, zinc) ** Phosphor bronze ( tin and phosphorus) ** Ormolu ( zinc) ** Silicon bronze ( tin, arsenic, silicon) ** Speculum metal ( tin) ** White bronze ( tin, zinc) *

Constantan Constantan is a proprietary name for a copper– nickel alloy also known as Eureka, Advance, and Ferry. It usually consists of 55% copper and 45% nickel. Its main feature is the low thermal variation of its resistivity, which is consta ...

( nickel) * Copper hydride (

) *

Copper–tungsten Copper–tungsten (tungsten–copper, CuW, or WCu) is a mixture of copper and tungsten. As copper and tungsten are not mutually soluble, the material is composed of distinct particles of one metal dispersed in a matrix of the other one. The micr ...

( tungsten) * Corinthian bronze ( gold, silver) *

Cunife Cunife is an alloy of copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), and in some cases cobalt (Co). The alloy has the same linear coefficient of expansion as certain types of glass, and thus makes an ideal material for the lead out wires in light bulbs and ...

( nickel,

) * Cupronickel ( nickel) * CuAg ( silver) * Cymbal alloys ( tin) *

Devarda's alloy Devarda's alloy (CAS # 8049-11-4), is an alloy of aluminium (44% – 46%), copper (49% – 51%) and zinc (4% – 6%). Devarda's alloy is used as reducing agent in analytical chemistry for the determination of nitra ...

( aluminium, zinc) * Hepatizon ( gold, silver) * Manganin ( manganese, nickel) * Melchior ( nickel); high corrosion resistance, used in marine applications in condenser tubes * Nickel silver ( nickel) * Nordic gold ( aluminium, zinc, tin) * Shakudo ( gold) * Tumbaga ( gold)

Gallium

* Al Ga (aluminium, gallium) *

Galfenol In materials science, galfenol is the general term for an alloy of iron and gallium. The name was first given to iron-gallium alloys by United States Navy researchers in 1998 when they discovered that adding gallium to iron could amplify iron's ma ...

(iron) * Galinstan (indium, tin)

Gold

:''See also notes below'' The purity of gold alloys 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 more precisely expressed as a decimal fraction, 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. *

Colored gold Pure gold is slightly reddish yellow in color, but colored gold in various other colors can be produced by alloying gold with other elements. Colored golds can be classified in three groups: * Alloys with silver and copper in various proportion ...

(silver, copper) * Crown gold (silver, copper) * Electrum (silver) * Rhodite ( rhodium) * Rose gold (copper) * Tumbaga (copper) *

White gold Pure gold is slightly reddish yellow in color, but colored gold in various other colors can be produced by alloying gold with other elements. Colored golds can be classified in three groups: * Alloys with silver and copper in various proporti ...

(nickel, palladium)

Indium

* Field's metal ( bismuth, tin)

Iron

Most iron alloys are steels, with carbon as a major alloying element. * Elinvar ( nickel, chromium) * Fernico ( nickel, cobalt) * Ferroalloys ( :Ferroalloys) ** Ferroboron ** Ferrocerium **

** Ferromagnesium ** Ferromanganese ** Ferromolybdenum ** Ferronickel ** Ferrophosphorus ** Ferrosilicon ** Ferrotitanium ** Ferrouranium ** Ferrovanadium * Invar ( nickel) * Cast iron ( carbon) * Pig iron ( carbon) * Iron hydride (

) * Kanthal (20–30% chromium, 4–7.5% aluminium); used in heating elements, including e-cigarettes * Kovar ( nickel, cobalt) *

Spiegeleisen Spiegeleisen (literally "mirror-iron", — mirror or specular; — iron) is a ferromanganese alloy containing approximately 15% manganese and small quantities of carbon and silicon. Spiegeleisen is sometimes also referred to as ''specular pig ...

( manganese, carbon, silicon) *

Staballoy ] Staballoy is the name of two different classes of metal alloys, one class typically used for munitions and a different class developed for drilling rods. Kinetic penetrators In a military context, staballoys are metal alloys of a high proportion ...

(stainless steel) (managanese, chromium, carbon) - see also #Uranium, Uranium below * Steel ( carbon) ( :Steels) ** Bulat steel **

Chromoly 41xx steel is a family of SAE steel grades, as specified by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Alloying elements include chromium and molybdenum, and as a result these materials are often informally referred to as chromoly steel (common ...

( chromium, molybdenum) ** Crucible steel ** Damascus steel ** Ducol **

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** High-speed steel *** Mushet steel **

HSLA steel High-strength low-alloy steel (HSLA) is a type of alloy steel that provides better mechanical properties or greater resistance to corrosion than carbon steel. HSLA steels vary from other steels in that they are not made to meet a specific chemica ...

** Maraging steel **

Reynolds 531 Reynolds 531 (pronounced 'five-three-one') is a brand name, registered to Reynolds Technology of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, for a manganese–molybdenum, medium-carbon steel tubing that was used in many quality applications, including ...

** Silicon steel ( silicon) ** Spring steel ** Stainless steel ( chromium, nickel) ***

AL-6XN AL-6XN ( UNS designation N08367) is a type of weldable stainless steel that consist of an alloy of nickel (24%), chromium (22%) and molybdenum (6.3%) with other trace elements such as nitrogen. The high nickel and molybdenum contents of the AL ...

***

Alloy 20 Alloy 20 is an austenitic stainless steel containing less than 50% iron developed for applications involving sulfuric acid. Its corrosion resistance also finds other uses in the chemical, petrochemical, power generation, and plastics industries. ...

*** Celestrium ***

Marine grade stainless Marine grade stainless alloys typically contain molybdenum to resist the corrosive effects of NaCl or salt in seawater. Concentrations of salt in seawater can vary, and splash zones can cause concentrations to increase dramatically from the spray ...

*** Martensitic stainless steel *** Alloy 28 or Sanicro 28 ( nickel, chromium) ***

Surgical stainless steel Surgical stainless steel is a grade of stainless steel used in biomedical applications. The most common "surgical steels" are austenitic SAE 316 stainless and martensitic SAE 440, SAE 420, and 17-4 stainless steels. There is no formal definitio ...

( chromium, molybdenum, nickel) *** Zeron 100 ( chromium, nickel, molybdenum) ** Tool steel ( tungsten or manganese) ***

Silver steel Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...

(US: Drill rod) ( manganese, chromium, silicon) ** Weathering steel ('Cor-ten') ( silicon, manganese, chromium, copper, vanadium, nickel) ** Wootz steel

Lead

* Molybdochalkos ( copper) * Solder ( tin) *

Terne Terne plate is a form of tinplate: a thin steel sheet coated with an alloy of lead and tin. The terne alloy was in the ratio of 10-20% tin and the remainder lead. The low tin content made it cheaper than other tinplates. Terne plate was used for ...

( tin) * Type metal ( tin,

antimony Antimony is a chemical element with the symbol Sb (from la, stibium) and atomic number 51. A lustrous gray metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite (Sb2S3). Antimony compounds have been known since ancient ti ...

)

Magnesium

* Elektron * Magnox (0.8% aluminium, 0.004% beryllium); used in nuclear reactors * T- Mg– Al– Zn (Bergman phase) is a complex metallic alloy

Manganese

* MN40, used in a foil for brazing * MN70, used in a foil for brazing

Mercury

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* Ashtadhatu

Nickel

* : Nickel alloys * Alnico ( aluminium, cobalt); used in magnets * Alumel ( manganese, aluminium, silicon) * Brightray (20% chromium,

, rare earths); originally for hard-facing valve seats * Chromel ( chromium) * Cupronickel ( bronze, copper) * Ferronickel (

) * German silver ( copper, zinc) * Hastelloy ( molybdenum, chromium, sometimes tungsten) * Inconel ( chromium,

) * Inconel 686 ( chromium, molybdenum, tungsten) * Monel metal ( copper,

, manganese) * Nichrome ( chromium) * Nickel-carbon ( carbon) * Nicrosil ( chromium, silicon, magnesium) * Nimonic ( chromium, cobalt, titanium), used in jet engine turbine blades * Nisil ( silicon) * Nitinol ( titanium,

shape memory alloy In metallurgy, a shape-memory alloy (SMA) is an alloy that can be deformed when cold but returns to its pre-deformed ("remembered") shape when heated. It may also be called memory metal, memory alloy, smart metal, smart alloy, or muscle wire. P ...

) * Magnetically "soft" alloys **

Mu-metal Mu-metal is a nickel–iron soft ferromagnetic alloy with very high permeability, which is used for shielding sensitive electronic equipment against static or low-frequency magnetic fields. It has several compositions. One such composition i ...

(

) ** Permalloy (

, molybdenum) ** Supermalloy ( molybdenum) ** Brass ( copper, zinc, manganese) *** Nickel hydride (

) *** Stainless steel ( chromium, molybdenum, carbon, manganese, sulphur, phosphorus, silicon) *** Coin silver ( nickel)

Plutonium

* Plutonium– aluminium * Plutonium–cerium * Plutonium–cerium–cobalt * Plutonium–gallium ( gallium) * Plutonium–gallium–cobalt * Plutonium–zirconium

Potassium

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( sodium) * KLi ( lithium)

Rare earths

* Mischmetal (various rare earth elements) * Terfenol-D ( terbium,

dysprosium Dysprosium is the chemical element with the symbol Dy and atomic number 66. It is a rare-earth element in the lanthanide series with a metallic silver luster. Dysprosium is never found in nature as a free element, though, like other lanthanide ...

, and iron), a highly

magnetostrictive Magnetostriction (cf. electrostriction) is a property of magnetic materials that causes them to change their shape or dimensions during the process of magnetization. The variation of materials' magnetization due to the applied magnetic field chang ...

alloy used in portable speakers such as the

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device * Ferrocerium (

cerium Cerium is a chemical element with the symbol Ce and atomic number 58. Cerium is a soft, ductile, and silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air. Cerium is the second element in the lanthanide series, and while it often shows the +3 ...

)

Rhodium

Pseudo palladium Pseudo palladium (RhAg) is a binary alloy consisting of equal parts of rhodium (atomic number 45) and silver (atomic number 47) created using nanotechnology to create a far more homogeneous mixture than might be possible using more conventional m ...

(rhodium–silver alloy)

Samarium

SmCo ( cobalt); used for permanent magnets in guitar pickups, headphones, satellite transponders, etc.

Scandium

* Scandium hydride (

)

Silver

Argentium sterling silver Argentium silver (originally patented in 1998) is a brand of modern tarnish-resistant silver alloys, containing either 93.5% or 96% silver. Argentium alloys replace some of the copper (approximately 1% of the copper and other alloys is replaced w ...

( copper, germanium) * Billon * Britannia silver ( copper) * Doré bullion ( gold) * Dymalloy ( copper, metal matrix composite with diamond) * Electrum ( gold) * Goloid ( copper, gold) * Platinum sterling ( platinum) * Shibuichi ( copper) * Sterling silver ( copper) * Tibetan silver ( copper)

Sodium

( potassium)

Titanium

* 6al–4v ( aluminium, vanadium) * Beta C ( vanadium, chromium, others) * Gum metal ( niobium, tantalum, zirconium, oxygen); used in spectacle frames, precision screws, etc. * Titanium hydride (

) * Titanium nitride ( nitrogen) *

Titanium gold In metallurgy, titanium gold (Ti-Au or Au-Ti) refers to an alloy consisting of titanium and gold. Such alloys are used in dentistry, ceramics and jewelry. Like many other alloys, titanium gold alloys have a higher yield strength, tensile strength, ...

( gold)

Tin

* Babbitt ( copper,

, lead; used for bearing surfaces) * Britannium ( copper,

) * Pewter (

, copper) * Queen's metal (

, lead, and bismuth) * Solder ( lead,

) *

( lead) * White metal, ( copper or lead); used as base metal for plating, in bearings, etc.

Uranium

( depleted uranium with other metals, usually titanium or molybdenum). See also

Iron Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in ...

above for Staballoy (stainless steel). * Uranium hydride (

)

Zinc

* Zamak ( aluminium, magnesium, copper) * Electroplated zinc alloys

Notes

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Alloys An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which at least one is a metal. Unlike chemical compounds with metallic bases, an alloy will retain all the properties of a metal in the resulting material, such as electrical conductivity, ductility, ...