Commercially Important Metals

LECTURE PRESENTATION

Reading Assignment

  • 6.1 Introduction to History -Dependent Materials
  • 6.2 Ferrous Metals
  • 6.3 Iron
  • 6.4 Steel
  • 6.5 Stainless Steels
  • 7.1 Introduction to Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
  • 7.2 Copper and Copper Alloys
  • 7.3 Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys

Recommended Reading

See Also

Outline

Alloys versus Pure metals

Unified Numbering System (UNS)

Purchasing Metals

Ferrous Metals

Steel

SAE Numbering System

Carbon

Alloy

Tool Steels

HSS

Stainless

Shapes Available

Cast Irons

White iron

Gray iron

Ductile iron

Malleable iron

Nonferrous Metals

Aluminum

Wrought Alloy designation system

Cast Alloy designation system

Temper Designation

Copper

Copper Alloys

Coppers (commercially pure)

Tube

Electrical

Brass

Bronze

Copper nickels

Nickel silvers

Magnesium

Titanium

Tin

Zinc

Lead

Precious Metals

Ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, osmium, iridium, platinum, and gold.


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