Metals Ferrous metals and non-ferrous metals
- Created by: jac76
- Created on: 21-05-16 10:23
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- Metals
- Ferrous Metals
- Mild Steel
- Car body parts, Bike frame
- Tough
- Ductile
- good tensile strength
- Carbon Steel
- Cutting tools
- More brittle
- Can be heated, treated to make it harder and tougher
- Cast Iron
- Stainless Steel
- Kitchen equipment, cutlery
- Hard & tough
- Good strength when force is applied
- resistance to ear and corrosion
- Mild Steel
- Non-Ferrous Metals
- Aluminium
- Kitchen ware; saucepans
- Excellent conductor of heat
- Ductile, easily drawn out
- Malleable, can be easily moulded
- Duralium
- Copper
- Electrical contacts, domestic pipe work for central heating
- Ductile
- Resistant to corrosion, safer and lasts longer
- Zinc
- Tin
- Food Wrapping (tin foil)
- Resistant to corrosion i.e. from foods
- Malleable, can form sheets easily
- Aluminium
- Ferrous Metals
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