#alloying

• Alloying agent — A substance, chemical element, or binding agent utilized to facilitate the process of alloying, agglomerating, or structural fusion of different elements within a compound. As an adjective, it describes the binding or unifying capacity of metallic structures.
• Alloying — The act of allying and its result: 1. (In metallurgy) A technological and chemical process of introducing alloying elements into a molten metal to modify its crystalline structure. 2. (In a social/political sense) The act of formal union, coalition, or strategic association of groups, states, or individuals.
• Alloying — The act of allying or aligning oneself and its result; the formal process through which states, political parties, organizations, or individuals combine their efforts and resources to achieve a common goal. In metallurgy, the term represents a technical variant sometimes used for the alloying of metals, meaning the introduction of secondary chemical elements into a molten base metal to obtain an alloy with superior physical and mechanical properties.