alloy
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The top-shelf Touring edition throws some lux the Trailseeker’s way, with panoramic roof and 20-inch alloy wheels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
But now experts have developed new "super elastic" springs using a special metal called nitinol, a nickel and titanium alloy, with Rory the first patient to have them fitted.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Even 254SMO super stainless steel, considered a benchmark chromium based corrosion resistant alloy with excellent resistance to pitting in seawater, faces this problem.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Most cymbals are made of a copper and tin alloy that is melted into molten bronze which is poured into moulds and cooled into disc-shaped blanks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
“I think parts of it are made of an alloy that can’t be made anymore. Perhaps the metal’s very rare—I don’t know. Anyway, nobody has.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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The newly studied alloys have another way to respond.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
It also enables the production of alloys which are highly resistant, notably to corrosion and heat, a boon for sectors such as aerospace as well as defence.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
When he sent his proposed alloy mixtures to be created and tested at an MIT lab, both alloys burned up in a few hours, leading him to a lifelong skepticism of multiple regression analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Prices of primary non-ferrous metal products declined 5.2% in July, led by a drop in gold, silver and platinum group metals, and their alloys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Dad always said this was the most useful thing he’d ever brought from the city. It’s all high-tech alloys and monofilaments.”
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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They also highlight the importance of carefully selecting candidate materials that can effectively synergize when alloyed with other metals.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2023
The country brought in 255,744 tonnes, including primary metal and unwrought, alloyed aluminium, last month, according to data from the General Administration of Customs.
From Reuters ● Dec. 18, 2022
The knock-on consequences are also particularly alarming for automakers, where silicon is alloyed with aluminum to make engine blocks and other parts.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
That was pure base boosting alloyed by just a pinch of sticking to the other side.
From Fox News ● Jul. 17, 2019
The new building sparkling in the North Carolina spring sunshine was a source of pride throughout the black community, but it was a pride alloyed with cynicism for Durham’s poorest black citizens.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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It will handle the metalization and alloying part of the rare-earths supply chain — one of the key areas China has used to control the sector, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2025
A third stream comes when the resulting pig iron is turned into steel by cooking it a bit further—baking off most of the remaining carbon—and alloying it with additives such as chromium or titanium.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 30, 2024
Arsenic is used as an alloying agent and also to make glass, pigments, textiles, adhesives and pesticides, the WHO says.
From Reuters ● Mar. 24, 2023
Along with silicon, they’re also facing a surge in magnesium, another alloying ingredient that’s faced production issues during China’s power crunch.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
The processes of refining and alloying are figured on certain monuments of the early dynasties.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by G. (Gaston) Maspero
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