master alloy

noun

Metallurgy.

an alloy rich in certain elements, used in small quantities as an additive to melts of alloyed metal.

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The U.S. has little more than a thimbleful of high-grade chromite deposits from which to make ferrochrome, the master alloy in stainless and chrome steels.