Ductile materials
Lesson Flashcards: Alloys Chemistry • 10th Grade
Materials that can be drawn out into long and thin wires without breaking
Interstitial alloys
Alloys that generally contain atoms that have very different bonding characteristics and diameters
Nitinol
An alloy of titanium and nickel
Steel
An alloy of iron and carbon
Bronze
An alloy of copper and tin
Alloys
Metallic solid solutions that contain at least two different types of elements of which one is a metal
Substitutional alloys
Alloys that contain two different types of atoms that have similar bonding characteristics and diameters
Duralumin
An alloy of aluminum and copper
Malleable materials
Materials that can be hammered or pressed into different shapes and thin sheets without breaking or cracking
Brass
An alloy of copper and zinc
Cupronickel
An alloy of copper and nickel
Lustrous materials
Materials that can reflect light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle