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Thread: Alloy vs. aluminium
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17th July 2015, 11:52 PM #1Retired
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Alloy vs. aluminium
I know this is going upset some people but I have to get it out and ask; why do people use the word Alloy when they really mean Aluminium? Sure , aluminium IS indeed an alloy but so is steel, brass, cast iron, stainless steel, bronze, etc, etc.
Am I the only one getting annoyed over this?
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18th July 2015, 12:11 AM #2
Perhaps it is laziness or just a case of Monkey see ,monkey do.
It is present so much on the net it is regarded as the norm or correct.
A definition is: a metal made by combining two or more metallic elements, especially to give greater strength or resistance to corrosion.
"an alloy of nickel, bronze, and zinc"
Aluminium can be pure or an alloy.
Why do people call gas cylinders bottles?
Bottles can hold beer but not gas under 2000 psi when completely full. That term bottle used in conjunction with gas annoys me.
Same sort of thing.
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18th July 2015, 07:14 AM #3.
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It must annoy you because I notice you posted the same question in 2012 - to save folks repeating themselves maybe we can refer to that thread at this stage
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f160/alloy-156266
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18th July 2015, 08:04 AM #4Philomath in training
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As stated in that linked thread, very little aluminium is used that is not in alloy form. But then there are -
- Lead pencils that don't contain lead
- Mag wheels that don't contain magnesium
- Barbeque sauce that does not contain barbeques
I envy you if that is the biggest irritant in your life.
Michael
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19th July 2015, 03:20 PM #5
I suspect it is laziness and just a shortening of the rather long word to Ally that then got misused as the associated word Alloy.
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30th July 2015, 08:05 PM #6Senior Member
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i once had a mate pull me up about using the word "Alloy" for a "Aluminium" item in front of everyone, i wasnt really sure about my metals and he made me look like a total i idiot which didnt have a clue, later it was eating away at me than i thought why do they call aluminium boats alloy for it would have been an ass cracking moment had i thought of it at the time which would have shut his mouth haha
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