Alloy

“Alloy is a homogeneous mixture of two or more elements, at least one of which is a

metal and the resulting material has metallic properties.”
E.g. steel, stainless steel, aluminium alloys, copper alloys are brass (copper + zinc) and
bronze (copper + tin) etc

Benefits:
They have following benefits:
• Low density
• Improved corrosion resistance
• Less brittle
• More harder
• Have a more desirable color and luster

Effect of alloying elements on the mechanical properties:

• The alloying elements enhance the properties of metals to produce desirable
properties.
• Main alloying elements are carbon, silicon, nickel, sulphur, vanadium, tungsten,
phosphorus, cobalt, boron, chromium, molybdenum and manganese.
• Alloys specially designed for highly demanding applications, such as jet engines,
may contain more than ten elements.