Cards (30)

  • Name two uses of bronze
    Casting and bearings
  • Name 3 properties of Bronze
    Harder than brass
    corrosion resistant
    reddish/yellow in colour
  • What type of metal is Bronze
    Alloy
  • Name a use of silver
    Jewellery
  • Name 3 properties of silver
    Malleable when heated
    Highly resistant to corrosion
    excellent conductor of heat and electricity
  • What type of metal is silver
    non-ferrous
  • Name 3 Uses of Copper
    Electrical wires, Plumb fittings , professional chef's saucepans
  • Name 3 properties of Copper
    -Excellent conductor of heat and electricity
    -extremely malleable
    -can be polished
  • What type of metal is Copper?
    non-ferrous
  • Name 3 Uses of Mild Steel
    Bike frames , car bodies , Nuts
  • Name Uses of high-carbon steel
    Taps and Tools E.g. Screwdrivers
  • Name 3 Uses of Cast Iron
    Pans , Gates , Man hole covers
  • Name 3 properties of Cast Iron
    Brittle if thin
    strong compression strength
    good electrical and thermal conductivity
  • What type of metal is Cast Iron
    Ferrous
  • What type of metal is high carbon steel
    ferrous metal
  • Name 3 properties of high carbon steel
    Hard but Brittle
    less malleable then mild steel
    good electrical and thermal conductivity
  • Name 3 properties of mild steel
    -ductile
    -good electrical conductivity
    -good thermal conductivity
  • What type of metal is mild steel?
    ferrous metal
  • Name 3 uses of Stainless Steel
    Cutlery, Surgical Equipment, Kitchenware sinks
  • Name 3 properties of Stainless Steel
    Resistant to corrosion
    Hard and Tough
    Silver when polished
  • What type of metal is Stainless Steel?
    Ferrous alloy
  • Name 3 uses of aluminium
    Coke Cans , Bike frames, pans
  • Name 3 properties of Aluminium
    lightweight
    malleable
    good conductor of heat
  • What type of metal is aluminium?

    non-ferrous
  • Name 3 types of Alloys
    Brass , Bronze , Stainless steels
  • Alloy
    A mixture of two or more metals
  • Name 3 types of Non-Ferrous Metals
    Aluminium, Copper and Silver
  • Non-ferrous metal
    any metal which is not formed from iron
  • Examples of ferrous metals (3)
    Mild steel
    High carbon steel
    Cast Iron
  • Ferrous metals

    metals containing iron