8.1:Alloy and its importance Flashcards
Pewter is for…
souvenirs/trophies/decorative ornaments
Duralumin is for…
airplane body/electric cables/racing bicycles
Bronze is for…
medals/monuments/trophies
brass is for…
musical instruments/doorknobs/keys
steel is for…
structure of building/railway tracks/body of cars
Stainless steel is for…
cutlery/sinks/surgical instruments
Duralumin made of…
Aluminium 93%
Copper 3%
Magnesium 3%
Manganese 1%
Bronze made off…
Copper 90%
Tin 10%
Brass made of…
Copper 70%
Zinc 30%
steel made of…
iron 98%
carbon 0.2-2%
stainless steel made of…
iron 73%
Chromium 18%
Nickel 8%
Carbon 1%
Pewter made of…
Tin 95%
Antimony 3.5%
Copper 1.5%
Pure metal is made of…
One type of atom that same size
arranged in an orderly arrangement
the layers of atoms in the metal easily slide over eachother when force is applied
Alloy formed when…
Foreign atoms + pure metal
The orderly arrangement of atoms of pure metals in alloy is…
Disrupted
Difficult for the layers atoms in alloy to slide over eachother when force is applied