Monel metal

American

[moh-nel] / moʊˈnɛl /

Trademark.

a brand of alloy consisting mainly of nickel and copper.

Monel metal British

/ mɒˈnɛl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Monel metal

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

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