Different Alloys with their composition along with their uses

Alloy Composition Uses

Babbitt metal Tin: 88% used in bearings
Antinomy: 8 % because of its low
Copper: 4 % measure of
friction with steel

Bell Metal Copper: 77 % casting of bells

Tin: 23 %

Gun Metal Copper: 88% Casting boiler

Tin:10% fittings, bushes,
Zinc: 2% bearings, glands,
etc
Coin Metal Copper: 75% U.S. coins
Nickel: 25%
Duralumin Aluminium: 95% aircraft, boats,
Copper: 4% railroad cars, and
Manganese: <1% machinery because
Magnesium: 0.5% of its high strength
and resistance to
corrosion

Phosphor Bronze Zinc: 9.9% springs electrical

Tin: 2.2% springs, boat
Iron: 1.9% propellers
Phosphorus: 0.03%
Copper: 85.97%
Solder Lead: 50% joining two metals
Tin:50% to each other
Sterling Silver Silver: 92.5 % jewellery, art
Copper: 7.5 % objects
Type Metal Lead: 75-95% used to make type
Antinomy: 2-18 % for printing
Tin: Trace because it expands
as it cools

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 Different Alloys with their composition along with their uses

Zinc base alloys • Aluminium: 4.1% Automotive

Magnesium: 0.04% Industry, washing
Copper: 0.1% machines, oil
Zinc: 95.76% burners,
refrigerators,
• Aluminium: 4.1% radios, television
Copper: 1% sets, business
Magnesium: 0.04% machines, etc
Zinc: 94.75%
BRASS ALLOYS
Cartridge Brass Copper: 70 It is a cold working
Zinc: 30% brass used for cold
rolled sheets, wire
drawing, deep
drawing pressing
and tube
manufacture.
Yellow Brass (Muntz Copper: 60% Hot working by
Metal) Zinc: 40% rolling, extrusion
and stamping.
Leaded Brass Copper: 62.5% Plates, Tubes, etc.
Zinc: 36%
Lead: 1.5%
Admiralty Brass Copper: 70% Plates, Tubes, etc.
Zinc: 29%
Tin:1%
Navel Brass Copper: 59% Marine Castings.
Zinc: 40%
Tin:1%
Nickel Brass (German Copper: 60.45% Valves, Plumbing
Silver) Zinc: 35.20% fittings, Automobile
Tin:5.35% fittings, typewriter
parts, musical
instruments
BRONZE ALLOYS
Phosphor Bronze Copper: 87-90% Bearings, Worm
Tin: 9-10% Wheels, Gears,
Phosphorous: 0.1-0.3% Nuts for machine
lead screws, pump
parts, linings, etc.

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 Different Alloys with their composition along with their uses

Silicon Bronze Copper: 96% Boilers, tanks,

Silicon: 3% stoves.
Manganese or Zinc: 1%
Beryllium Bronze Copper: 97.75% Springs, Heavy duty
Beryllium: 2.25% electrical switches,
cams, bushes
Manganese Bronze Copper: 60% Bushes, Plungers,
Zinc: 35% Feed pumps, rods,
Manganese: 5% worm gears etc
Aluminium Bronze Copper: 92-94% Gears, Propellers
Aluminium: 6-8% condenser bolts,
pump components,
tubes, air pumps,
slide valves, bushes
etc
NICKEL BASE ALLOY
Monel Metal Nickel: 68% Propellers, Pump
Copper: 29% fittings, Condenser
Other constituents: 3% Tubes, Steam
turbine blades,
corrosion-resistant
containers
Iconel Nickel: 80% Springs, exhausts
Chromium: 14% manifolds of
Iron: 6% aircraft engines etc
Nichrome Nickel: 65% heating elements in
Chromium: 15% toasters, electric
Iron: 20% heaters, etc.
Nimonic Nickel: 80% Gas turbine engines
Chromium: 20%