cermetn.
/ˈsəːmɛt/, U.S. /ˈsərˌmɛt/ A ductile, heat-resistant alloy of metal and ceramic substances. Cf. ceramal n.
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yellow gold1558
Mannheim gold1790
spelter1815
music plate1839
Florence-leaf1858
silver-powder1875
compo1879
mokum1889
Stellite1913
Vitallium1935
Mazak1937
ceramal1949
cermet1950
metal-ceramic1950
mokume gane1979
1950 Engineering 29 Dec. 577/1 Ceramics or the new metal-ceramic compacts (‘ceramals’ or ‘ceramets’).
1953 Americana Ann. 436/1 Cermets, which are combinations of ceramic materials with metals,..employ such substances as carbides, borides, nitrides, and oxides, cemented with binders of iron, nickel, or cobalt.
1953 Jrnl. Brit. Interplan. Soc. 12 266 The development of metal/ceramic mixtures (ceramals or ceramets) promises an improvement in these essential properties.
1958 Engineering 31 Jan. 141/3 New alloy steels, molybdenum, fused quartz, ceramics, cermets and high-temperature plastics are entering the arena.
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