METALS
Is a hard element that shines that can be in a rock or in the soil like iron, gold.Metals can be good conductors of electricity.
TYPES OF FERRROUS:
FERROUS METALS:
Carbon steel: iron content 98.6 to 99.4 %. It is used to make cutting tools such as drill bits.
Stainless steel: is made of iron, chromium and nickel. It resists corrosion and staining and is used for the likes of cutlery and surgical instrumentation.
Cast iron: It is iron about 94 to 98%. Is very strong but is brittle. It's used for manufactured items such as engine blocks and manhole covers.
NON-FERROUS METALS:
Aluminium: very lightweight and easily worked. Used in aircraft manufacture, window frames and some kitchen ware.
Cooper: is a natural ocurring substance, it conducts heat and electricity, it's used for wiring, tubing and pipe work.
Brass: is a combination of cooper and zinc. Is usef for ornamental purposes and within electrical fittings.
Silver: mainly a natural substance, but mixing with cooper creates sterling silver. It's used for decorative impact in jewellery and ornaments, and also to solder different metals together.
Lead: is a naturally occurring substance. It's heavy and very soft, is often used in roofing, in batteries and to make pipes.
TYPES OF FERROU ALOYS:
- Cast iron: are usually manufactured through casting technique owing to their brittle nature due to presence of iron carbide.
TYPES OF NON-FERROU ALOYS:
Cooper aloys: are excellent electrical conductors and very good thermal conductivity and can be easily machined and soldered.
Brass: cooper and zync atoms are randomly dispersed at lattice points.
Bronzes: are softer and weaker than steel. corrosion resistance, heat and electric conductivity are also better than steel, while the cost is higher than steels.
SUPERCONDUCTOR METALS:
Mercury, lead, tin, aluminium and zinc.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
http://www.castlemetalseurope.com/blog/ferrous-nonferrous-metals-uses/
http://www.vam.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0004/182875/2006AL2976de_lamerie-cup_and_cover.jpg
https://es.slideshare.net/drsjose/ferrous-alloys
