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Over the years I've grown quite accustomed to Brits and Aussies using "alloy" as a nickname for aluminum, particularly in the automotive press. I don't think it's based in ignorance or a lack of education in metallurgy, it's simply a term - probably morphed from a marriage of "ally" and "aluminium alloy" - that slowly worked its way into mainstream use in their automotive culture. No more deserving of judgmental criticism than others who call all custom wheels "mags" in total disregard of the fact that they don't contain a single atom of magnesium.