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| corrosion resistant aluminum |
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| 131 non-ferrous metal that is light weight (one third the weight of steel), corrosion resistance, good electrical and thermal conductivity, optical reflectivity and ease of recycling |
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| 142 alloy that is the oldest and best bearing material, made of 84% tin, 8%copper, and 8%antimony |
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| 143 used in nuclear reactors because of its low neutron-absorption characteristics |
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| 127 an alloy resulting from adding zinc to copper |
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| 127 the term is used to designate any copper alloy where the major alloy addition is not zinc or nickel |
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| (casting alloys) include low melting point, high fluidity |
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| 143 a base metal for super alloys as it provides good high temperature strength. Used as a binder in power-based components and sintered carbides |
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| 127 pure metal that is the backbone of the electrical industry, and is also the base of bronzr and brass alloys |
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| 129 corrosion of brass with 20% to 36% zinc that occurs when exposed to acidic or salt solutions |
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| 139 process where an iron-based material is coated with a layer of zinc (by immersion in molten metal or electrolytic plating). It provides corrosion resistance, even when scratched or marred. |
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| 143 has properties of both a non-metal and a metal, which includes thermal and electrical conductivity, inertness, lubricity, and ability to withstand high temperature |
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| 142 hard, stiff, creep resistant, oxidation resistant and a high yield strength that increases with temperature |
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| high density and low strength and stiffness values. Used to store batteries, cable cladding and sound-dampening shields |
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| the lightest of the commercially important metals, having a specific gravity of about 1.74. Magnesium is relatively weak in the pure state and for engineering purposes is almost always used as an alloy. Characterized by poor wear, creep, and fatigue properties |
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| the 67% and 30% nickel-based alloy has been used for years in the chemical and food-processing industry because of its outstanding corrosion characteristics |
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| a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. It is one of the four ferromagnetic elements that exist around room temperature. |
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| Nonferrous (metals and alloys) |
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| provide an almost limitless range of properties for the design engineer. Such properties include resistance to corrosion, ease of fabrication, high electrical and thermal conductivity, lightweight, strength at elevated temperatures, and color. |
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| – metals that can be used to temperatures as high as 1650 C, provided that protective coatings are used to isolate them from gases in their operating environment. Unfortunately, they are heavier than steel (some much heavier than steel). |
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| lead-tin alloys used in a process called soldering where it is melted to join metallic surfaces. |
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| Stress-corrosion Cracking |
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| is the unexpected sudden failure of normally ductile metals subjected to a tensile stress in a corrosiveenvironment, especially at elevated temperature in the case of metals. |
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| – is an alloy that exhibits excellent mechanical strength and creep resistance at high temperatures, good surface stability, and corrosion and oxidation resistance |
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| The temper designation follows the cast or wrought designation number with a dash, a letter, and potentially a one to three digit number, e.g. 6061-T6. |
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| This silvery, malleable poor metal is not easily oxidized in air and is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion. |
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| – a strong, lightweight, corrosion-resistant metal that has been of great commercial importance due to properties between those of steel and aluminum. it has a low density and is a strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a silver color. |
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| beaten or shaped by hammering |
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| referred to in nonscientific contexts as spelter, is a bluish-white, lustrous, diamagnetic metal, though most common commercial grades of the metal have a dull finish. It is somewhat less dense than iron and has a hexagonal crystal structure. |
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