Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Properties and uses of metals by Catarina Machado
- Zinc
- Zinc
- Alloys: zamak, brass and electroplated zinc
alloys
- Uses: Automotive,
building and
construction
industries and zinc
recycling
- Properties:
- Copper
- Alloys:Brass and Bronze
- Uses:building construction, power generation and transmission,
electronic product manufacturing, production of industrial machinery
and transportation vehicles
- Properties:good
electrical and thermal
conductor, corrosion
resistant and easy to
alloy.
- Aluminium
- Uses:packaging,foil wrapping, bottle tops and foil
containers.
- Properties:Low density,non-toxic,malleable,good conductor of heat and electricity and high specific heat
capacity.
- Alloys: magnalium,alnico,duralium
etc.
- Iron
- Alloys: Steel and stainless steel
- Uses:Building structures
such as bridges, making
pots and surgical tools
- Properties:good thermal and electrical conductor, ductile,
malleable, lustrous (shiny), rusts in damp air and chemically
active.