ALLOYS

Miranda Behrle

THE FACTS ABOUT ALLOYS…

Alloy- solid solution consisting of atoms of different metals

Ex. when you heat a penny, the zinc and copper atoms mixed more

COMMON ALLOYS AND THERE COMPOSITIONS: BRASS

Brass Copper and zincRed Brass

- 90% copper- 10% zinc

Yellow Brass- 67% copper- 33% zinc

Naval Brass- 60% copper- 39% zinc- 1% tin

COMMON ALLOYS AND THERE COMPOSITIONS: BRONZE Bronze

Primarily copper with phosphorous, tin, zinc, and other elements

Coinage Bronze- 95% copper- 4% tin- 1% zinc

Aluminum Bronze- 90% copper- 10% aluminum

Hardware Bronze- 89% copper- 9% zinc- 2% lead

COMMON ALLOY AND THERE COMPOSITIONS: STEEL

Steel Primarily iron with carbon and small amounts of

other elementsSteel

-99% iron- 1% carbon

Nickel steel- 96.5% iron- 3.5% nickel

Stainless steel- 92% iron- .4% manganese- .12% carbon