Legierung

Definitions of Legierung
  1. noun
    a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
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    types:
    Amalgam
    an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
    Stahl
    an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
    Bronze
    an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
    type of:
    Gemisch, Mischung, Mixtur
    (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
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