The result is a solid, homogeneous alloy. Mass-produced products may be prepared by this technique at great savings in cost. Among the alloys made possible by powder metallurgy are the cermets. Bombarding titanium with nitrogen, for example, can produce a superior alloy for prosthetic implants. Babbit metal, brass, bronze, Dow -metal, German silver, gunmetal, Monel metal, pewter, and solder are alloys of less precious metals.
Commercial aluminum is, because of impurities, actually an alloy.
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