Types of Metals
Types of metals:
Metals are often divided into two main groups:
ferrous metals are those which contain iron and non-ferrous metals that are
those which contain no iron.
Ferrous Metals:
Pure Iron is of little use as an engineering
material because it's too soft and ductile. When iron cools and changes from a
liquid to a solid, most of the atoms within the metal pack, tightly together in
orderly layers. Some, however, Become misaligned, creating areas of weaknesses
called dislocations. When a bit of iron is anesthetize stress, layers of atoms
in these areas slip over each other and therefore the metal deforms. This
begins to elucidate the ductility of sentimental iron. By adding carbon to the
iron however, we will produce a variety of alloys with quite different
properties. We call these the carbon steels. An alloy may be a mixture of two
or more chemical elements and therefore the primary element may be a metal.
Non-Ferrous metals:
They are metals that don't contain iron. They have
tons of uses but they're often expensive because they're harder to extract.
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