cadmium alloy

См. также в других словарях:

• Cadmium — (pronEng|ˈkædmiəm) is a chemical element with the symbol Cd and atomic number 48. A relatively abundant (price 3.55 USD/lb as of 2008 02 15), soft, bluish white, transition metal, cadmium is known to cause cancer and occurs with zinc ores.… …   Wikipedia

• Cadmium zinc telluride — Cadmium zinc telluride, (CdZnTe) or CZT, is (as the name indicates) a compound of cadmium, zinc and tellurium or more strictly speaking, an alloy of cadmium telluride and zinc telluride. A direct bandgap semiconductor, it is used in a variety of… …   Wikipedia

• cadmium — cadmic, adj. /kad mee euhm/, n. a white, ductile divalent metallic element resembling tin, used in plating and in making certain alloys. Symbol: Cd; at. wt.: 112.41; at. no.: 48; sp. gr. 8.6 at 20°C. [1815 25; < NL, equiv. to L cadm(ia) calamine… …   Universalium

• cadmium —    A metal found in several compounds: cadmium oxide, cadmium carbonate, cadmium chloride, cadmium sulfate, and cadmium sulfide. In paints, inks, enamels, glazes, and dyes, and permanent pigments (reds, oranges, and yellows) are prepared from… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• alloy — n. /al oy, euh loy /; v. /euh loy /, n. 1. a substance composed of two or more metals, or of a metal or metals with a nonmetal, intimately mixed, as by fusion or electrodeposition. 2. a less costly metal mixed with a more valuable one. 3.… …   Universalium

• cadmium bronze — an alloy of copper with about 1 percent cadmium. * * * …   Universalium

• cadmium bronze — an alloy of copper with about 1 percent cadmium …   Useful english dictionary

• Mercury cadmium telluride — HgCdTe or mercury cadmium telluride (also cadmium mercury telluride, MCT or CMT) is an alloy of CdTe and HgTe and is sometimes claimed to be the third semiconductor of technological importance after silicon and gallium(III) arsenide. The amount… …   Wikipedia

• Mercury(II) cadmium(II) telluride — HgCdTe or mercury cadmium telluride (also cadmium mercury telluride, MCT or CMT) is an alloy of CdTe and HgTe and is sometimes claimed to be the third semiconductor of technological importance after silicon and gallium(III) arsenide. The amount… …   Wikipedia

• Wood's alloy — noun a fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit • Syn: ↑Wood s metal • Hypernyms: ↑alloy, ↑metal * * * noun or wood s metal Usa …   Useful english dictionary

• Fusible alloy — A fusible alloy, usually eutectic alloy is capable of being fused, as well as being liquefied by heat.Sometimes the term fusible alloy is used to describe alloys with a melting point below 150 °C. Fusible alloys in this sense are used for… …   Wikipedia