Metals Revision Cards

describe the structure of metals

what are ferrous metals and their properties?

what are non ferrous metals and what are their properties?

what are alloys?

mild steel - properties and uses?

medium carbon steel - properties and uses?

high carbon steel - properties and uses?

cast iron - properties and uses?

what is aluminium used for and what 3 properties make it good for this use?

what is gold used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is copper used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is platinum used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is lead used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is tin used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is sliver used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is titanium used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is the alloy zinc used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is the alloy brass used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is the alloy duralumin used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is the alloy nitinol used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is the alloy stainless steel used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is the alloy high speed steel used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is the alloy tool and die used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is the alloy high tensile steel used for and what properties make it good for this use?

what is annealing?

what is hardening?

what is tempering?

what is normalizing?

what is age hardening?

what is flame and induction hardening?

what is general case hardening? what are the advantages of this? what 2 types of case hardening are there?

what is carburizing? advantages and disadvantages?

what is nitriding? advantages and disadvatages?