Alloys are the metals made by combining two or more metallic elements in various compositions. These are formed to give greater strength and high resistance to corrosion like Stainless Steel, Brass etc. Below, we have given the information of some important alloys, their composition and usages.
| S. No. | Alloys | Compositions | Application |
| 1 | Brass | Cu (70%) + Zn (30%) | Making of Utensils |
| 2 | Bronze | Cu (90%) + Sn (10%) | Making of Coins, Bell, and Utensils |
| 3 | German Silver | Cu (60%) + Zn (20%) + Ni (20%) | Making of Utensils |
| 4 | Rolled Gold | Cu (90%) + Al (10%) | Making of Cheap Ornaments |
| 5 | Gun Metal | Cu (88%) + Sn (10%) + Zn (1%) + Pb (1%) | Making of Guns, Barrels, Bearings & Gears |
| 6 | Delta Metal | Cu (60%) + Zn (38%) + Fe (2%) | Making of Blades of Aeroplane |
| 7 | Munz Metal | Cu (60%) + Zn (40%) | Making of Coins |
| 8 | Dutch Metal | Cu (80%) + Zn (20%) | Making of Artificial Ornaments |
| 9 | Monel Metal | Cu (70%) + Ni (30%) | For base containing container |
| 10 | Rose Metal | Bi (50%) + Pb (28%) + Sn (22%) | Making of automatic fuse |
| 11 | Solder | Pb (50%) + Sn (50%) | For Soldering |
| 12 | Magnalium | Al (95%) + Mg (5%) | For frame of Aeroplane |
| 13 | Duralumin | Al (94%) + Cu (3%) + Mg (2%) + Mn (1%) | Making of Utensils |
| 14 | Type Metal | Sn (5%) + Pb (80%) + Sb (15%) | Used in printing industry |
| 15 | Bell Metal | Cu (80%) + Sn (20%) | Used for casting bells, statues |
| 16 | Stainless Steel | Fe (75%) + Cr, Ni (24-25%) + C (0.5-1%) | Making of Utensils and Surgical Cutlery |
| 17 | Nickel Steel | Fe ((95%) + Ni (5%) | Making of Electrical Wire, Automobile Parts |
