Multiple choice

Which alloy is utilised in auto racing and aerospace engineering applications?

  1. Elektron

  2. Magnox

  3. Alumel

  4. Chromel

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Explanation

Elektron is a magnesium alloy. It is unusually light and has a specific gravity of about 1.8 compared with  2.8 of aluminium alloy.The alloy variants are used in auto racing and aerospace engineering applications due to magnesium's relatively low density.