You must have heard the term alloy many times, and also come across a few.

These are found very often

in nature and are defined as a mixture of two or more materials, out of which at least one has to be a
metal. Alloys can be a combination of various metallic and non-metallic components and also a mixture of
different metals. No matter what these combinations and mixtures are, each component present in an
alloy is known to have its own specific set of properties. There are alloys of all metals formed under the
earth's crust and there can be a large number of alloys of a single metal. This is because these
combinations of metals with each other as well as non-metallic components, can go up to any number
and types of alloys. Find out which are the most commonly found different types of alloys mentioned
below.

What Are the Different Types of Alloys

Some well known metals like Aluminum, Cobalt, Copper, etc. have more than five types of alloys. This
happens depending on the number of times these metals combine with another metal or a non-metal.
Thus, there are a few general types of alloys which are common in nature and can be used for a number
of purposes. These different types of alloys are usually stronger than pure metals and are used in certain
engineering constructions. Hence, find out some basic examples of alloys from the coming up list for your
information.

List of Alloys
There is a wide variety of different types of alloys found in nature, as discussed above. Every metal has at
least one alloy made from its combination with any other material. Some of the alloys mentioned in the
lower list may be repeated, as they are combined alloys of two or more metals. Most of them are used for
some or the other industrial purposes. Many a times it so happens, that an alloy of a metal is more useful
than the metal itself and hence, they are very useful in daily lives. We here have a short list of all these
alloys from different metals mentioned below, so read on and find out. You can also read more
about alkaline earth metals.
A solid solution is a solid-state solution of one or more solutes in a solvent. Such a mixture is
considered a solution rather than a compound when the crystal structure of the solvent remains
unchanged by addition of the solutes, and when the mixture remains in a single homogeneous phase.
This often happens when the two elements (generally metals) involved are close together on theperiodic
table; conversely, a chemical compound is generally a result of the non proximity of the two metals
involved on the periodic table.[1]