METALS

FERROUS METALS 

TYPE

PROPERTIES

USES

MILD STEEL

Good tensile strength.  Easy to cut and shape

Office furniture.

Car body parts

MEDIUM CARBON STEEL

High strength but not easy to shape

Spades and trowels for

gardening

HIGH CARBON STEEL

Very high strength and very hard to shape

Drill bits and cutting tools

CAST IRON

Hard and…