Amalgams are alloys formed by mixing mercury with another metal. Mercury is a liquid metal at room temperature, which allows it to dissolve many other metals, forming an amalgam. Dental amalgams, for example, are made from mercury, silver, tin, and copper.
An amalgam is an alloy of which of the following?
Asked in JE(Civil) RWD 2021 22 2021 · Topic: Alloys (Other Significant Alloys (e.g., Amalgams, Superalloys, Shape Memory Alloys))
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