Question

Explain how the properties of a alloy are different from those of constituent metals

Answer 1

The most basic classification of alloys is that they are mixtures.The answer to your question lies in the basic definition of mixtures- 'A mixture is a substance made by combining two or more different materials in such a way that no chemical reaction occurs'. The defining property of mixtures is that all the constituents show their own properties even in mixture. For example, take lemon juice, it has sugar, lemon and salt, if you give close attention to its unique taste, you will notice that it has sweet, sour as well as salty taste. Because of this property of mixtures, what alloys get is superposition of all the properties of the constituents. Take example of steel, it is a mixture of Iron and Carbon. Iron is ductile and soft, whereas carbon is hard and brittle. When you mix both the things the result is- ductility is decreased a bit (Ductile + brittle = medium ductility), the hardness is increased (soft + hard = medium hard material).So what you get is a bit different material with different properties. So individual properties are seen but they get superimposed on each other to give you something new......................

Answer 2

alloy are those matal that's made by mixing of some metals that's are big differences of matal and non metals
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