单词 | alloying |
释义 | alloyingn. Originally: †the action or process of combining a precious metal with one of lesser value, spec. in order to debase it (obsolete). Now: the action or process of alloying two different metals (or a metal and a non-metal). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > alloying allaying?1624 alloying1701 alloyage1789 1701 Hist. Wks. Learned Nov. 665 The Romans knew the alloying and refining of Metals, and us'd this Science to make good Silver Coin. 1788 W. H. Hall New Royal Encycl. I. at Alloy The chief reasons alleged for the alloying of coin. 1799 Repertory Arts & Manuf. 10 427 The alloying of copper with zinc was practised in the very earliest ages. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 32 The alloying of given quantities of two metals of known densities. 1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer III. 499 The fusion or alloying of metals. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 96 The alloy for silver coinage is always copper, and a very pure quality of this metal is used for alloying. 1912 Dental Cosmos 54 179/2 The alloying of metals must be done in the molten state. 2005 J. Pelissier in M. Le Van Penland Bk. Jewelry 62/2 A combination of alloying and mechanical work can produce a tremendous amount of change in the metals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). alloyingadj. Esp. of a metal: combining with another metal so as to form an alloy; that is used to form an alloy. ΚΠ 1757 tr. J. H. Winkler Elements Nat. Philos. I. 55 Knowing the species of the alloying metal, you may find how much thereof is contained in the given body. 1822 M. Faraday Exper. Res. xvi. 69 To him the steel together with the alloying metals..was forwarded. 1882 Science 14 Jan. 11/2 The alloying compositions themselves do not oxydize perceptibly when exposed to the action of the atmosphere. 1924 A. J. Allmand & H. J. T. Ellingham Princ. Appl. Electrochem. (ed. 2) xxi. 514 The product..is run into a mixing kettle and other alloying ingredients added before casting. 2008 H. Fredriksson & U. Åkerlind Physics Functional Materials i. 30 Examples of nonmetal alloying elements are carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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