Thursday, December 18, 2014

Materials: Metals


Materials: Metals
  • Ferrous: Contains iron
  • Nonferrous: doesn't contain iron or steel
  • Alloy: Combination of two or more different metal elements
  • Iron: Strong, magnetic, silver-gray metal, chemical element 26
  • Steel: Hard, strong, gray or blueish-gray alloy of carbon and iron
  • Aluminum Alloys: alloy where aluminum is the dominant metal
  • Magnesium Alloy: mixture of magnesium's and other metals, it is also the lightest structural metal
  • Titanium Alloy: Mixture of titanium that is very strong in extreme conditions and is corrosion resistant 
  • Zinc Alloy: Brittle at room temperature but can be malleable with heat
  • Copper Alloy: High resistance to corrosion
  • Nickle Alloy: Mixture of metals mainly containing nickle
  • Precious Metals: Gold, Silver, Platinum 

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