JOINT DESIGN

Dissimilar Metals

  Ag Al Au Be Cd Co Cr Cu Fe Mg Mn Mo Nb Ni Pb Pt Re Sn Ta Ti V W Zr
Ag   C S X C D C C D X C D N C C S D C X C D D X
Al C   X C X X X C X C X X X X C X N C X X X X X
Au S X   X X C D S C X X C N S X S N X N X D N X
Be X C X   N X X X X X X X X X N X X D D X X X X
Cd C X X N   D D X D S D N N D C X N C N X N N D
Co D X C X D   C C C X C X X S C S S X X X X X X
Cr C X D X D C   C C X C S X C C C S C X S D S X
Cu C C S X X C C   C X S D C S C S D C D X D D X
Fe D X C X D C C C   D C C X C C S X X X X S X X
Mg X C X X S X X X D   X D N X X X N X N D N D D
Mn C X X X D C C S C X   D X   C X N X X X X D X
Mo D X C X N X S D C D D     X D C X D S S S S X
Nb N X N X N X X C X N X S   X N X X X S S S S S
Ni C X S X D S C S C X   X X   C S D X X X X X X
Pb C C X N C C C C C X C D N C   X N C N X N D X
Pt S X S X X S C S S X X C X S X   C X X X X S X
Re D N N X N S S D X N N X X D N C   D X X D X X
Sn C C X D C X C C X X X D X X C X D   X X X D X
Ta X X N D N X X D X N X S S X N X X X   S X S C
Ti C X X X X X S X X D X S S X X X X X S   S C S
V D X D X N X D D S N X S S X N X D X X S   S X
W D X N X N X S D X D D S S X D S X D S C S   X
Zr X X X X D X X X X D X X S X X X X X C S X X  

Explanation - Terms in Table


X = Intermetallic compounds formed -- undesirable combination.
S = Solid solubility exists in all alloy combinations -- very desirable combinatio
nC = Complex structures may exist -- probably acceptable combinatio
nD = Insufficient data for proper evaluation -- use with cautio
nN = No data available -- use with extreme caution

Ag - Silver Cr - Chromium Nb - Niobium (Columbium) Ta - Tantalum
Al - Aluminum Cu - Copper Ni - Nickel Ti - Titanium
Au - Gold Fe - Iron Pb - Lead V - Vanadium
Be - Beryllium Mg - Magnesium Pt - Platinum W - Tungsten
Cd - Cadmium Mn - Manganese Re -Rhenium Zr - Zirconium
Co -Cobalt Mo - Molybdenum Sn -Tin

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