An alloy is a mixture of metals or a mixture of a metal and another element. Alloys are defined by metallic bonding character. An alloy may be a solid solution of metal elements (a single phase) or a mixture of metallic phases (two or more solutions).
| Alloy | Composition | Uses |
| Babbitt metal | tin: 90% | used in bearings because of its low measure of fricti with steel |
| antimony: 7% | ||
| copper: 3% | ||
| bell metal | copp 77% | casting of bells |
| tin : 23% | ||
| brass | Cu(60% to 80%), Zn (40 to 20%) | inexpensive jewelry; hose nozzles and couplings; piping; stamping dies |
| bronze | copper with up 12% tin | coins and medals; heavy gears; tools; electrical hardware |
| Coin metal | copper: 75% | U.S. coins |
| nickel | ||
| duralumin | aluminum: 95% | aircraft, boats, railroad cars, and machinery because of its high strength and resistance to corrosion |
| copper: 4% | ||
| manganese: <1% | ||
| magnesium: 0.5% | ||
| Monel | nickel 60% | corrosion-resistant containers |
| copper: 33% | ||
| iron: 7% | ||
| Nichrome | nickel: 80-85% | heating elements in toasters, electric heaters, etc. |
| chromium: 15-20% | ||
| phosphor bronze | bronze with a small amount of phosphorus | springs electrical springs, boat propellers |
| solder | lead: 50% | joining two metals to each other |
| tin: 50% | ||
| sterling silver | silver: 92.5% | jewellery, art objects |
| copper: 7.5% | ||
| Type metal | lead: 75-95% | used to make type for printing because it expands as it cools |
| antimony: 2-18% | ||
| tin: trace | ||
| German Silver | Cu (60%), Zn (25%), Ni (15%) | For making utencils |
| Magnelium | Mg (5%), Al (95%) | For making aircraft frame |
| Rolled Gold | Cu(90%), Ni (10%) | For making cheap ornaments |
| Gun metal | Cu (85%), Zn (10%), Sn(5%) | Used for engineering purpose |
| Steel | Fe (98%), C (2%) | For making nails, screws, bridges |
| Stainless Steel | Fe (82%) Cr, Ni (18%) | for making cooking utencils, knives |
