In order to be purified, or combined into alloys, metals must be melted.

为了净化或合成合金，金属必须熔化。

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Dr Dickey put together a team of electrical and chemical engineers and, together, they started looking at metals and metal alloys that are soft at room temperature.

迪基博士集合了电气和化学方面的工程师，组成一个研究组，开始合力着眼于那些在室温之下很软的金属和金属合金。

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Unlike familiar window glass, metallic glasses are alloys made of metals-in this case cerium and aluminum.

不同于我们所熟悉的窗玻璃，金属玻璃是合金，如铈铝合金。

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Information provided by Metal Pages, a news site that focuses on non-ferrous metals, ferro alloys and rare earths, indicated that rare earth elements exports have dropped 65% in 2011 and that China has only exported 11, 000 metric tons of rare earths through the first three quarters of the year.

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Copper can also be mixed with other metals to make valuable alloys such as bronze, pewter and brass.

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The other significant industrial user is iron and steel production, though iron ore and various other metals used to make alloys are also significant costs.

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