alloy vs steel

alloy and steel both are nouns.

alloy and steel both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alloy	Yes	No	Yes	No
steel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, steel is a hyponym of alloy; that is, steel 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
steel: an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

Other hyponyms of alloy include heavy metal, 18-karat gold, 22-karat gold, oreide, oroide, Alnico, amalgam, dental amalgam, fusible metal, electrum, pewter, pinchbeck, pot metal, solder, white gold, type metal, bearing metal, white metal, babbitt, Babbitt metal, Britannia metal, Carboloy, 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)	steel (noun)
the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something	knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten	a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
	an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

alloy (verb)	steel (verb)
lower in value by increasing the base-metal content	cover, plate, or edge with steel
make an alloy of	get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

Difference between alloy and steel

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