METAL DESCRIPTIONS

Ferrous Alloy- Metals that contain Iron. - Mild Steel, Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Cast Iron, Wrought Iron

Non Ferrous Alloy- Metals that don't contain Iron. -  Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Silver, Lead

Iron - Strong hard magnetic silver grey metal. Atomic Number 26, FE.

Steel- A hard gray alloy of iron, carbon, and often other elements.

Aluminum Alloy- Alloys in which aluminum is the majority metal. Often mixed with tin, zinc, manganese, copper, and magnesium.

Magnesium Alloy- Mixtures of magnesium with other metals usually, aluminum, zinc, silicon, copper, zirconium, or other rare earth metals.

Titanium Alloy- Mixtures of titanium and other chemical elements. They are usually light in wight and are resistant to corrosive substances and high temperatures.

Zinc Alloy- Zinc dominant metal mixed with bronze, nickle silver, brass, etc. Often used for electrical fuses, anodes, meter cases, roofing, etc. Atomic Number 30.

Copper Alloy- Alloy that is mostly copper. Used to make brass, bronze, cupronickle, aluminum bronze, and constantan.

Nickel Alloy- You've probably guessed it by now, its an alloy that - that's right- main base metal is nickel. This is mostly a section for metals like - Monel Metal, Nichrome, and Permalloy.

Lead and Tin Alloy- Oh man, almost done. These two group are separated on the percentage of the alloying material. tin is a soft metal used in soft alloys while lead is soft and malleable and often a cause of illnessess to humans. Lead is mostly unused in common manufacturing practices.

Precious Metals - OH MAN. THE LAST ONE. AREN'T YOU STOKED!? Precious metals are materials that have high values which are often related to their rarity. These include gold, silver, iridium, rhodium, palladium and platinum and almost all of them are used in electronics and other technology based manufacturing.