The process of mixing two or more metals together, or combining a metal with other substances, to create a new material with different properties.
From 'alloy' (from Old French 'aloi' meaning 'combination'). The verb form emerged as metallurgy advanced, describing the practical process of metal mixing.
Bronze—an alloy of copper and tin—was so revolutionary that it gave its name to an entire historical era (the Bronze Age), showing how alloying metals literally changed civilization!
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