Alloys Flashcards
1
Q
Low carbon steel (0.1%)
A
Easily shaped
Car bodies
2
Q
High carbon steel (1.5%) carbon
A
Very, hard, inflexible
3
Q
Stainless steel (chromium added, and sometimes nickel)
A
Doesn’t corrode
Cutlery, containers for corrosive substances
4
Q
Alloys are harder than
A
Pure metals
5
Q
Bronze=
A
Copper + tin
6
Q
Cupronickel
A
Copper + nickel
7
Q
Pure gold is too soft
A
Metals such as zinc, copper, silver, palladium and nickel are used to harden gold
8
Q
Aluminium has a low density
A
Alloyed with small amounts of other metals to make it stronger
9
Q
Alloy
A
Two metals mixed together
