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microalloys

microalloys is the plural of microalloy.

microalloys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of microalloy.

Meaning of microalloy

Noun

microalloy (plural microalloys)

  1. An alloy made with very small quantities of elements.
    • For microalloys the boundary can be treated as a thin layer of the segregating element including segregating impurities. In the case of nanoalloys, the segregation pattern can involve a significant part of the whole grain.2020, Florent Calvo, Nanoalloys: From Fundamentals to Emergent Applications, page 194
  2. An element used in very small quantities in an alloy.
    • Today, the use of niobium as a microalloy is estimated to account for about 95% of production.1992, Advanced Materials & Processes, volume 142, page 34

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Questions about microalloys

What is microalloys the plural of?
Microalloys is the plural of microalloy.

Words near microalloys in the dictionary

  1. microalgal
  2. microallopatric
  3. microalloy
  4. microalloyed
  5. microalloying
  6. microalloys
  7. microalteration
  8. microalterations
  9. microalveolar
  10. microammeter
  11. microammeters

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