Brass attractive yellow metal which also used for decorative house-
hold articles and jewellery. good
conductor and highly resistant corrosion.
Brass
Brass non-ferrous alloy copper and zinc which easily cast. These ingots are then rolled pressed into vari-
ous shapes from which the finished products are made. alloy iron
and carbon which melted airtight crucibles and then poured into
moulds form ingots.
Cast steel
Cast steel also called tool steel high-carbon steel. moist conditions corrosion takes place rapidly unless the metal is
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Materials
List 5‘good insulator’materials being used your place work. Mild steel the most widely used metal the world, having
considerable strength and rigidity without being brittle. Because
it harder than copper aluminium easily machined. Ships, bridges,
girders, motorcar bodies, bicycles, nails, screws, conduit, trunking, tray
and SWA are all made mild steel. Cast steel can be
hardened and tempered and therefore ideal for manufacturing tools. Mild steel coated with zinc is
sometimes called galvanized steel, and this coating considerably improves
.
Zinc
Zinc non-ferrous metal which used mainly protect steel against
corrosion and making the alloy brass. Taps, valves, pipes, electrical
terminals, plug top pins and terminal glands for steel wire armour (SWA)
and cables are some the many applications. can filed, drilled sawn quite easily and may
be bent when hot cold, but repeated cold bending may cause frac-
ture. The combined properties being attractive
metal which highly resistant corrosion make popular metal for
ships’ furnishings.
Hammer heads, pliers, wire cutters, chisels, files and many machine parts
are also made from cast steel.
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Mild steel
Mild steel also alloy iron and carbon but contains much less car-
bon than cast steel. For these reasons often
used the electrical and plumbing trades
