List of alloys

This is a list of named alloys that are grouped alphabetically by base metal. Within these headings, the alloys are also grouped alphabetically. Some of the main alloying elements are optionally listed after the alloy names.

Alloys of aluminium

Aluminium also forms complex metallic alloys, like β–Al–Mg, ξ'–Al–Pd–Mn, T–Al₃Mn

AA-8000: used for electrical building wire in the U.S. per the National Electrical Code, replacing AA-1350.^[1]
Al–Li (lithium)
Alnico (nickel, cobalt): used for permanent magnets
Duralumin (copper)
Hiduminium or R.R. alloys (2% copper, iron, nickel): used in aircraft pistons
Kryron
Magnalium (5% magnesium): used in airplane bodies, ladders,etc.
Nambe (aluminium plus seven other undisclosed metals), serveware, exclusively from the one manufacturer
Scandium–aluminium (scandium)
Y alloy (4% copper, nickel, magnesium):

Alloys of bismuth

Alloys of chromium

Chromium hydride (hydrogen)
Nichrome (nickel)

Alloys of cobalt

Megallium
Stellite (chromium, tungsten, carbon)
- Talonite
Ultimet (chromium, amal, molybdenum, cyriac, tungsten)
Vitallium

Alloys of copper

Arsenical copper
Beryllium 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
- Bell metal (tin)
- Florentine bronze (aluminium or tin)
- Guanín
- Gunmetal (tin, zinc)
- Glucydur
- Phosphor bronze (tin and phosphorus)
- Ormolu (Gilt Bronze) (zinc)
- Speculum metal (tin)
Constantan (nickel)
Copper hydride (hydrogen)
Copper–tungsten (tungsten)
Corinthian bronze (gold, silver)
Cunife (nickel, iron)
Cupronickel (nickel)
Cymbal alloys (Bell metal) (tin)
Devarda's alloy (aluminium, zinc)
Electrum (gold, silver)
Hepatizon (gold, silver)
Heusler alloy (manganese, tin)
Manganin (manganese, nickel)
Molybdochalkos (lead)
Nickel silver (nickel)
Nordic gold (aluminium, zinc, tin)
Shakudo (gold)
Tumbaga (gold)

Alloys of gallium

Alloys of gold

See also notes below.^{[note 1]}

Alloys of indium

Field's metal (bismuth, tin)

Alloys of iron

Elinvar (nickel, chromium)
Fernico (nickel, cobalt)
Ferroalloys (Category:Ferroalloys)
Invar (nickel)
- Cast iron (carbon)
- Pig iron (carbon)
Iron hydride (hydrogen)
Kovar (nickel, cobalt)
Spiegeleisen (manganese, carbon, silicon)
Staballoy (stainless steel) (managanese, chromium, carbon) - see also #Alloys of uranium below
Steel (carbon) (Category:Steels)
- Bulat steel
- Chromoly (chromium, molybdenum)
- Crucible steel
- Damascus steel
- Hadfield steel
- High speed steel
  - Mushet steel
- HSLA steel
- Maraging steel
- Reynolds 531
- Silicon steel (silicon)
- Spring steel
- Stainless steel (chromium, nickel)
  - AL-6XN
  - Alloy 20
  - Celestrium
  - Marine grade stainless
  - Martensitic stainless steel
  - Alloy 28 or Sanicro 28 (nickel, chromium)
  - Surgical stainless steel (chromium, molybdenum, nickel)
  - Zeron 100 (chromium, nickel, molybdenum)
- Tool steel (tungsten or manganese)
  - Silver steel (US:Drill rod) (manganese, chromium, silicon)
- Weathering steel ('Cor-ten') (silicon, manganese, chromium, copper, vanadium, nickel)
- Wootz steel

Alloys of lead

Alloys of magnesium

Elektron
Magnox (aluminium)
T-Mg–Al–Zn (Bergman phase) is a complex metallic alloy

Alloys of mercury

Amalgam

Alloys of nickel

Category: Nickel alloys
Alnico (aluminium, cobalt; used in magnets)
Alumel (manganese, aluminium, silicon)
Chromel (chromium)
Cupronickel (bronze, copper)
Ferronickel (iron)
German silver (copper, zinc)
Hastelloy (molybdenum, chromium, sometimes tungsten)
Inconel (chromium, iron)
Monel metal (copper, iron, manganese)
Nichrome (chromium)
Nickel-carbon (carbon)
Nicrosil (chromium, silicon, magnesium)
Nisil (silicon)
Nitinol (titanium, shape memory alloy)
Magnetically "soft" alloys
- Mu-metal (iron)
- Permalloy (iron, molybdenum)
- Supermalloy (molybdenum)
- Brass (copper, zinc, manganese)
  - Nickel hydride (hydrogen)
  - Stainless (chromium, molybdenum, carbon, manganese, sulphur, phosphorus, silicon)
  - Coin silver (nickel)

Alloys of plutonium

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

Alloys of potassium

NaK (sodium)
KLi (lithium)

Rare earth alloys

Mischmetal (various rare earth elements)
Terfenol-D (terbium, dysprosium, and iron), a highly magnetostrictive alloy used in portable speakers such as the SoundBug device

Alloys of rhodium

Pseudo palladium (rhodium–silver alloy)

Alloys of scandium

Scandium hydride (hydrogen)

Alloys of silver

Argentium sterling silver (copper, germanium)
Billon
Britannia silver (copper)
Doré bullion (gold)
Electrum (gold)
Goloid (copper, gold)
Platinum sterling (platinum)
Shibuichi (copper)
Sterling silver (copper)
Tibetan silver (copper)

Alloys of sodium

NaK (potassium)

Alloys of titanium

Alloys of tin

Babbitt (copper, antimony, lead; used for bearing surfaces)^[2]
Britannium (copper, antimony)[1]
Pewter (antimony, copper)
Solder (lead, antimony)
Terne (lead)

Alloys of uranium

Staballoy (depleted uranium with other metals, usually titanium or molybdenum). See also #Alloys of iron above for Staballoy (stainless steel).
Uranium hydride (hydrogen)

Alloys of zinc

Zamak (aluminium, magnesium, copper)
Electroplated zinc alloys

Alloys of zirconium

Zircaloy (tin)
Zirconium hydride (hydrogen)

References

↑ Hunter, Christel (2006). Aluminum Building Wire Installation and Terminations, IAEI News, January–February 2006. Richardson, TX: International Association of Electrical Inspectors.
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Notes

↑ The purity of alloys of gold 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 accurately expressed as the result of the ratio, 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.

[1] Hunter, Christel (2006). Aluminum Building Wire Installation and Terminations, IAEI News, January–February 2006. Richardson, TX: International Association of Electrical Inspectors.

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[2] The purity of alloys of gold 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 accurately expressed as the result of the ratio, 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.

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