(v. t.) Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an amalgam.
(v. t.) The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver; fineness.
(v. t.) A baser metal mixed with a finer.
(v. t.) Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from; as, no happiness is without alloy.
(v. t.) To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper.
(v. t.) To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound.
(v. t.) To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes.
(v. t.) To form a metallic compound.
Example Sentences:
(1) Sulphides, which possibly form on silver alloys, showed cytotoxicity.
(2) The influence of mucin on the corrosion behaviour of seven typical dental casting alloys was investigated.
(3) Tests were undertaken to study resistance to tears in laser welded dental metal alloys.
(4) Increased wear-resistance of microsurgical instruments by facing, electric spark alloying and vacuum surfacing increases the working life of the instruments by 1.5-3 times.
(5) Pitting corrosion was seen on low-resistant Ni-Cr alloys, which had less Cr content.
(6) One alloy tested contained 5% indium, and the second alloy contained 10% indium.
(7) Such failures can easily be avoided by using only one alloy with good passivation characteristics instead of different alloys.
(8) The investment containing 2.0 wt% NbC showed nearly the same casting accuracy for Ni-Cr alloys for metal-ceramic restoration as the commercial phosphate-bonded investment.
(9) It was determined that the Ag-rich phase of Ag-Pd-Cu-Au alloy was preferentially attacked to form Ag2S corrosion product.
(10) The current literature, for the most part, cites the use of noble alloys as controls for trials of alternative materials.
(11) Titanium-nickel alloy composed of 50% by weight of each metal has unique thermal shape-memory properties, with a transition temperature of 20 degrees C. Each stent consists of one wire with a diameter of 0.9 mm.
(12) Irrespective of the coated dental alloy, the coatings have pores, through which the electrolyte is in contact with the substrate material.
(13) Forty BIAS femoral stems had heads made of Co-base F 75 alloy and 18 Gustilo-Kyle femoral stems had Ti6A14V alloy heads.
(14) The occurrence of marginal spaces between the resin facing and gold alloy framework in 176 crowns and bridge retainers was studied.
(15) Base metal alloys, principally made of nickel, chromium, and beryllium have gained widespread usage, especially in the United States, due to their lower cost and higher mechanical properties.
(16) The amounts of polyethylene and methylmethacrylate debris and the histological reactions in the tissues corresponded closely with those reported in earlier studies of total hip prostheses made of stainless steel or cobalt-chromium alloy.
(17) The bond strength of the specimens brazed with the non-precious alloy was largely unaffected.
(18) The traditional alloys used as metal bases for fixed partial dentures are accompanied by various problems such as corrosion, allergy, toxicity, casting, and preparation for both patient and prosthodontist and in magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis.
(19) The results revealed that experimental alloys inherited high early and final strength values without any significant change in their microstructure.
(20) The surface of dental alloys, on which such a composite plating was made, was analyzed by ESCA.
Solder
Definition:
(n.) A metal or metallic alloy used when melted for uniting adjacent metallic edges or surfaces; a metallic cement.
(n.) anything which unites or cements.
(n.) To unite (metallic surfaces or edges) by the intervention of a more fusible metal or metallic alloy applied when melted; to join by means of metallic cement.
(n.) To mend; to patch up.
Example Sentences:
(1) This study compared soldering by a conventional torch procedure with an infrared soldering technique.
(2) However, the effect of the soldering atmosphere on the tensile strength was small.
(3) No effects on behavioral function were observed among the solderers.
(4) This contaminant was not present after a control exposure while soldering on iron.
(5) The following therapeutic proposal was adapted: On the maxilla, a three-step procedure: first step: building of metal copings on 13, 16 and 26 and metal-ceramic crowns on 11 and 21, second step: building of telescop crowns on 16 and 26 and clasps on 13, 11 and 21, third step: casting of the removable partial denture framework and soldering to the telescop crowns and clasps.
(6) Wettability of the liquid solder on UNI METAL was better than on Victory II.
(7) The stainless steel shank is a cathodic component of a three-way galvanic cell, whereas the silver soldered joint is an anodic component.
(8) If you only have an 20cm tin you can use that instead, but don't use all the batter – about 80% will suffice – otherwise you'll end up with a volcanic overspill, cake soldered to the floor of the oven and a frayed temper.
(9) Using the rat as a model, a partial transection of the ventral urethra was repaired in one of three ways in 39 animals: conventional microsuture repair, laser assisted microsuture repair and laser assisted microsuture repair with a protein solder.
(10) Three alloys had corrosion resistance superior to the other solders.
(11) We form a kind of chain, soldered together by grief and suffering, but also by a way of living and thinking which the killers wanted to destroy.
(12) Workers in the following job categories experienced the highest annual mean PbB levels: paste machine operators (battery plants), solder-grinders (assembly plants), and crane operators (foundries).
(13) Soldering flux used in the electronics industry can cause both irritant and allergic contact dermatitis.
(14) Soldering fractures constitute an important cause of the removal of appliances during the first 8 years following application.
(15) In this study about melting and torchs employed in solder in fixed prosthodontics, it's analysed the accurate melting, adequate quantity, as well as protection of adjacent tissues with an accurate anti-melting.
(16) Two cobalt-chromium alloys (Blue Elgiloy, Crozat) and an austenitic stainless steel alloy (Remanium) were soldered by an electrochemically generated hydrogen-oxygen flame forming an overlapped joint design.
(17) The aim of this study was to determine the release of Au, Cu, Sn, Zn, and Ag from five commercially available Cd-free gold solders.
(18) The question of whether to cast in one piece or in multiple sections that are soldered is discussed.
(19) In the case of soldering electrically wrought wire clasps to metal structures such as rests and connectors, there is no fear of of overheating a wide area of wires.
(20) In the sample studied the proportion of foods contained in non-soldered as opposed to soldered cans has risen consistently during the survey and now accounts for 83% of all samples (excluding sardines).