alloy vs pot metal

pot metal vs alloy

alloy and pot metal both are nouns.

alloy is a verb but pot metal is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alloy	Yes	No	Yes	No
pot metal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pot metal is a hyponym of alloy; that is, pot metal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alloy:

alloy: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
pot metal: an alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots

Other hyponyms of alloy include heavy metal, 18-karat gold, 22-karat gold, oreide, oroide, Alnico, amalgam, dental amalgam, fusible metal, electrum, pewter, pinchbeck, solder, white gold, type metal, bearing metal, white metal, babbitt, Babbitt metal, Britannia metal, Carboloy, steel, cheoplastic metal, copper-base alloy, dental gold, Duralumin, Inconel, Invar, nickel-base alloy, nickel alloy, German silver, nickel silver, pyrophoric alloy, shot metal, Stellite, sterling silver, tambac, tombac, tombak, Wood's alloy, Wood's metal.

alloy (noun)	pot metal (noun)
the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something	an alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten	cast iron used for making cooking wares

alloy (verb)	pot metal (verb)
lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
make an alloy of

Difference between alloy and pot metal

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