Heusler alloy

[ hyoos-ler; German hois-luhr ]

/ ˈhyus lər; German ˈhɔɪs lər /

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any of various alloys of manganese and other nonferromagnetic metals that exhibit ferromagnetism.

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Named after Conrad Heusler, 19th-century German mining engineer and chemist

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The same is now true with Barack Obama but on steroids, with the added alloy of race inserted into the mix.
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The zirconium alloy will react with water to produce hydrogen and oxide, but it also produces heat that has to be removed.
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It shows a simple mind to acknowledge at court the smallest alloy of common blood, and not to set up for a nobleman.
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The buckets, Fig. 3, are formed of some easily melted, but not too soft metal alloy which can be cast in plaster molds.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
An alloy is a mixture or medley, anything allowed is according to law, and hallow is the same word as holy.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
A good deal of Vanadium alloy is used, and this is made in America.
A Journey Through France in War Time|Joseph G. Butler, Jr.
Of the two latter they formed an alloy, and made tools of the bronze.
Mexico|Charles Reginald Enock