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FOUND/MADE

A 
earths crust
found as ores
1. ore crushed
2. melted in furnace
3. molten metal sinks to bottom
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ADVANTAGES-SUSTAINABLE

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  • long lastin

- some can be recycled

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DISADVANTAGES-SUSTAINBLE

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  • damages the envoirment
  • transport takes a lot of energy
  • metal ores are a finite resource
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3 TYPES

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  • ferrous
  • non-ferrous
  • alloy
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MALLEABLE

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can be easily moulded into shape e.g copper

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DUCTILE

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can be drawn out into a wire e.g copper

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TOUGH

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is more resistant to impact e.g tool steel

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BRITTLE

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can break when bent e.g cast iron

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HARD

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resistant to scratching e.g HHS, steel, brass

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STOCK FORMS

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  • sheet
  • bar
  • tube
  • strip
  • angle
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ADVANTAGES OF SF

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  • easy to know what range you need to buy in

- you can design before buying because you know that it will all work out

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PITCH

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the distance travelled by a nut in one revolution

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WORK-HARDENED

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after metal has been hit, drilled, cut

  • difficult to work with
  • brittle
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ANNEALING

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controlled heating- easy to work with again

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QUENCHING

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putting hot metal in water

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HARDENING

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heating steel to a specific temperature, then cooling slowly can make it hard and tough

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HEATING TO SPECIFIC TEMP FOR INTENDED PURPOSE

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  • PALE STRAW-230-scribers
  • BROWN/PURPLE-270-scissors, press tools, knives
  • BLUE-300-needles, springs, spanners
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IRON—> STEEL

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oxygen blown into molten iron to remove mostof the carbon

19
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8 WAYS YOU CAN PUT A FINISH ON A METAL (a,p,g,b,p,p,p,s)

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  • anodising
  • polishing
  • galvanising
  • buffing
  • planishing
  • plastic dip coating
  • painting
  • sand-blasting
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BRAZING

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  • heat is provided from buring natural gases

- filler rod is melted into heated join and sticks the two pieces of metal together

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SPOT WELDING

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  • weld sheet metals
  • two copper alloy electrodes to concentrate the welding current + force
  • much quicker and safer than wleding with gas
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SOLDERING

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-joins electronic components to a printed circuit board
-melted usinf a soldering iron.
(iron contains FLUX which makes it flow easily

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