Metals and their uses Mild Steel Stainless S teel High Speed Steel Cast Iron Aluminium Duralumin Copper Brass Lead Tin Zinc
Mar 29, 2015
Metals and their uses Mild Steel
Stainless Steel
High Speed Steel
Cast Iron
Aluminium
Duralumin
Copper
Brass
Lead
Tin
Zinc
All metals fall within two groups
Pure Metals Alloys
Iron
Copper
Aluminium
Lead
Zinc
Tin
Gold
(a mixture of two or more materials)
Brass ( Copper & Zinc)
Steel (Iron & Carbon)
Cast Iron (Iron & Carbon)
Duralumin (Aluminium & Copper)
Bronze (Copper, Tin, Phosphorus)
High Speed Steel (Tungsten, Chromium, Carbon,
Vanadium & Molybdenum)
These metals can be further subdivided
Ferrous Metals Non Ferrous Metals (Containing Iron) (Containing No Iron)
Iron
Steel
Cast Iron
HSS
CopperAluminium
LeadZincTin
GoldBrass
DuraliumBronze
Steel and its uses Steel is the most commonly used metal and is used in everything from Sewing needles to Skyscrapers
HMS Ark Royal
The Golden Gate Bridge
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Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Low Cost, High Strength & Easy to work with.
Rusts
Steel
Rod
Bar (Flat & Square)
Sheet
Steel is also available in Tube, Hex bar, Angle Iron, and Girders
In the school workshop we have the following types of Steel
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Stainless Steel and its uses Stainless Steel is a mixture
of Steel, and Chromium
HMS Ark Royal
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Does not rust
More difficult to Join tan ordinary Mild Steel
The pinnacle of New York's Chrysler Building is clad with stainless steel
Cutlery
Surgical Instruments
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High Speed Steel
High Speed Steel is a material usually used in the manufacture of machine tool bits and other cutters
HMS Ark Royal
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Hard, it can withstand higher temperatures without losing its temper (hardness).
Brittle,
Cutting Tools
Drills
Saw Blades
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Cast Iron and its usesCast Iron is a mixture of 98% Iron and 2% Carbon.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Low Cost, Casts well, High Strength (under compression)
Rusts, Brittle, Difficult to join, Low Strength (under tension)
Cast Iron Fence
Pans Engine Blocks
Vices
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The Kilean is a mussel farm boat operating in Loch Spelve on the Island of Mull. Built in 1999
From aluminum pioneer to volume production: Audi has now built more than 150,000 vehicles with aluminum body - including over 93,000 Audi A8 and just under 57,000 A2 models.
Aluminium and its uses
Advantages: Disadvantages:
Lightweight, Malleable, Ductile & Does not corrode, Low melting point (660 C)
Higher Cost thansteel, Harder to Weld
The Kilean
Audi A8
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Ingots
Sheet
Rod
Bar (rectangular and square)
Extrusion
Aluminium
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Duralumin is often used for aircraft claddingDuralumin is an alloy of 96% Aluminum and 4% Copper. The copper being added to strengthen the aluminum
Duralumin and its uses
Advantages:
Disadvantages:Lightweight, Malleable, Ductile & Does not corrode to any great extent, Low melting point (660 C)
Higher Cost than steel, Harder to WeldJet engine
impellers
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Copper is one of the oldest metals known to man. The earliest known copper article is a pendant dating from 9000 BC in Asia
Minor. Copper gradually became more plentiful as ancient man learnt how to produce copper from copper ore. The discovery of alloying copper and tin to
make bronze (the first ever alloy) was a major step forward because bronze is
harder, tougher and stronger than copper
Copper and its uses
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Malleable, Ductile, Good Conductor of heat & electricity, Does not corrode to any great extent
High Cost & Rather soft
Gutters
Wire
Pots & Pans
Copper
Sheet
Rod
Bar (rectangular and square)
In the school work shop we have the following types of copper
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Brass and its uses
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Ductile & Does not corrode to any great extent
High Cost & Brittle if cold worked
Musical Instruments
Hardware
Ornaments
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc and is used extensively in the production of maritime fixtures and fittings (screws, hinges etc)
Woodscrews
Brass
Sheet
Rod
Bar (rectangular and square)
In the school work shop we have the following types of brass
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Lead is often used in batteries, Radiation shields around X-ray equipment and nuclear reactors, Used to contain corrosive liquids & For ammunition. The Romans used lead for plumbing (the decline of the Roman empire is attributed to lead in the water supply!)
Lead and its uses
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Malleable, Ductile, Easy to work & Does not corrode to any great extent
Heavy & Rather soft
Roofing Materials
Fishing Weights
Stain Glass Windows
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Tin Cans (Not actually made from Pure tin but Mild steel sheet coated in a thin layer of tin)
Tin and its uses
Advantages:
Disadvantages:Does not corrode
Heavy & Rather soft, Expensive
Solder (Lead Tin alloy)
Tin is seldom used in its pure form but is often added to other metals to form Alloys such as bronze, bell metal, Babbitt metal, die casting alloy, pewter, phosphor bronze, soft solder,
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Zinc and its uses
Advantages:
Disadvantages:Does not corrode
Heavy & Rather soft, Expensive
Galvanized Steel Bucket
The most common use for Zinc is galvanising, This is the process of dipping mild steel in a tank of molten Zinc, this provides a corrosion resistant coating
American Cents are made form a Zinc rich alloy
Zinc is also used for sacrificial anodes on the hull of steel boats
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Malleable: Malleability is the ability of a material to be hammered or rolled without cracking. Very few metals have good malleability when cold, but most are malleable when heated to a suitable temperature.
Ductile: A ductile material is one which can easily be drawn out into thin wire.
Brittle: A Brittle material may resist a steady force but fail easily when subject to a sharp blow.
Hardness:Hardness is defined as a resistance to indentation or scratching.
Toughness:Tough materials resist fracture by blows.
Glossary of Terms
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