Alloy	Composition	Uses
Babbitt Metal	Tin: 90%, Antimony: 7% & Copper: 3%	Used in bearings because of its low measure of friction with steel.
Bell Metal	Copper: 77% & Tin: 23%	Casting of bells.
Brass	Mainly Copper with up to 50% Zinc	Inexpensive jewelry, hose nozzles and couplings, stamping dies.
Bronze	Mainly Copper with up to 12% Tin	Coins & medals, heavy gears, tools electrical hardware.
Coin Metal		Used in USA for making coins.
Duralumin	Aluminium: 95%, Copper: 4%, Manganese ‹1%, Magnesium: 0.5%	Aircraft, boats, railroad cars, and machinery because of its high strength & resistance to corrosion.
Gun Metal	Copper: 85 – 90%, Tin: 8 – 12% & Zinc: 1 – 3%
Monel	Nickel: 60%, Copper: 33% & Iron: 7%	Corrosion-resistant containers.
Phosphor bronze	Bronze with a small amount of phosphorus	Springs (normal & electrical) & boat propellers.
Solder metal	Lead: 50% & Tin: 50%	Joining two metals to each other.
Sterling Silver	Silver: 92.5% & Copper: 7.5%	Jewelry, art objects etc.
Type Metal	Lead: 75 – 95%, Antimony: 2 – 18% & Tin in trace quantities.	Used to make type characters for printing; also used for making decorative objects like statuettes and candlesticks.

Common Alloys

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