alloy

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Within a few years the academy switched to a lighter tin-based alloy known as Britannia metal, plated in layers of copper, nickel silver and gold.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The team created a new aluminum alloy called RidgeAlloy that can convert low value recycled aluminum into a reliable source of material for manufacturing structural automotive parts in the United States.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

NdPr alloy prices are now above $110 per kilogram, surpassing the Defense Department’s floor price and suggesting an easing of China’s pricing regime.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Although platinum is more expensive than silver per ounce, Pandora says it will create an alloy, which would make it cheaper to use.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

It was a 184-pound aluminum alloy sphere twenty-three inches in diameter which the Russians called Sputnik—meaning “traveling companion” or “fellow traveler.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik