What is the difference between a metal and an alloy?

Answer 1

Check these definitions.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/metal

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alloy

Answer 2

"Metal" generally refers to a metallic element such as iron, copper, silver, etc. An "alloy" is a homogeneous mixture of two or more metallic elements. Examples, Brass (copper+zinc), stainless steel (iron+nickel+chromium), 14K gold (gold+copper), etc.