misch metal
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misch metal
[′mish ‚med·əl] (metallurgy)
An alloy consisting of a crude mixture of cerium, lanthanum, and other rare-earth metals obtained by electrolysis of the mixed chlorides of the metals dissolved in fused sodium chloride; used in making aluminum alloys, in some steels and irons, and in coating the cathodes of glow-type voltage regulator tubes.
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