non ferrous metals Flashcards
1
Q
define non ferrous
A
metal that doesn’t contain iron
2
Q
copper
A
ductile and conducts electricity, water resistant
used in electric cables and water pipes
3
Q
aluminium
A
high strength to weight ratio, casts wel, corrosion resistant, malleable, dictile
foil , frames
4
Q
nickel
A
ductile,
coins magnets electric guitar strings
5
Q
zinc
A
plentiful, high corrosion res, low mp, hard
automobile bodies
air conditioning
6
Q
brass
A
high mp, corrosion resistant, malleable
door knobs, instuments, decoration, plumbinh
7
Q
bronze
A
hard and brittle, low corrosion resietenace, melts at 950
8
Q
duralamin
A
high strength to weight ratio
ductile, machines well, harder when worked
aircraft bodies
