metaallegering

Definitions of metaallegering
  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
    synonyms: alliage, alligatie, legering, metaalverbinding
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    amalgaam
    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
    pinsbek, semilor, similor, spinsbek
    an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold
    soldeer, soldeersel, soldeertin
    an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces
    witgoud
    a pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or palladium
    letterspecie
    an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type
    staal
    an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
    duraluminium
    an aluminum-based alloy
    alpaca, argentaan, berlijns-zilver, nieuwzilver, nikkelkoper, witkoper
    a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel
    goudverf, roodkoper, tombak
    an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding
    brons
    an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
    zilversoldeer
    a solder that contains silver
    soldeertin
    solder that melts at a relatively low temperature
    koolstofstaal
    steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains
    gietstaal, kroezenstaal
    steel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal, and other substances in a crucible
    type of:
    melange, mengproduct, mengprodukt, mengsel, mix, mixage, mixture, mixtuur
    (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
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