← 2.3 Ferrous and Non- ferrous metals
Matching metal to the job
Metal Technology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
The inquiry: ferrous versus non-ferrous, then properties, form and recycling - choose so the part lasts and scrap is sorted.
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- 8 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Ferrous and non-ferrous metals
- Sorting metals with a magnet
- Why ferrous metals rust
- Mild steel
- Medium-carbon steel
- High-carbon steel
- Cast iron
- Aluminium
- Copper
- Tin, lead and zinc
- Physical properties of metals
- Mechanical properties of metals
- Hardness and toughness
- Malleability and ductility
- Iron ore
- The blast furnace
- From pig iron to steel
- Sheet, bar, rod and tube
- Angle, channel and I-section
- Matching metal to the job