Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. inorganic material
7. metal
8. [metal by quality]

Narrower term/s

• shape memory alloy

Anotations

Scope note:

Substance having metallic properties, consisting of two or more metallic elements or of metallic and nonmetallic elements, which are miscible with each other when molten, and do not separate into distinct layers when solid.