Monel metal

[moh-nel]

Trademark.

1. a brand of alloy consisting mainly of nickel and copper.

Monel metal

/ mɒˈnɛl /

noun

1. any of various silvery corrosion-resistant alloys containing copper (28 per cent), nickel (67 per cent), and smaller quantities of such metals as iron, manganese, and aluminium

Word History and Origins

Origin of Monel metal¹

C20: named after A. Monell (died 1921), president of the International Nickel Co, New York, which introduced the alloys