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	Non-Ferrous Metals Non-ferrous metals are any metal that lacks iron. These including the nonferrous metals- Copper Aluminum Magnesium Monel Nickel Zinc Inconel Lead Tin Tantalum Titanium These are the most common nonferrous metals. There are other more precious nonferrous metals like gold, silver, and platinum. Nonferrous metals are chosen chiefly, other than ordination, for corrosion resistance, electrical properties, thermal properties, and strength & elasticity (young modulus). Of all these properties corrosion resistance is the most relative issue. The most important factor is cost when compared to ferrous materials. Copper - Electrical, Thermal, and Corrosion Resistance Aluminum - Strength, Electrical, Thermal, & Corrosion Resistance Magnesium - Strength and Corrosion (poor) Properties Monel - Part of the Ni family with Cu and a small amount of iron good for high temperatures Nickel - Corrosion Resistance Zinc - Corrosion Resistance and Corrosion Properties Inconel - Like Monel except Cr (Chromium) is substituted for Cu; has high impact resistance and resistive to oxidation Lead - High corrosion resistance and excellent shielding against high frequency rays (x-ray and gamma) Tin - Has the most wide usage of all the non-ferrous metals Tantalum - Surgical, Tooling, Hardness, Wear Resistances and Strength Titanium -Corrosion Resistance, Thermal Properties and Strength, Chromium - Corrosion Resistance, Used in Super Alloying, and high Temperature Applications These metals when compared to plain carbon steel have comparable features such as- Volume verse Strength: plain carbon steel generally stronger Weight verse Strength: plain carbon steel generally stronger except Al and Mg Non ferrous metals are used when the cost verses benefit is better than plain carbon steels. However, in many cases the non-ferrous metal is the only solution. To Tool Steels
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Metallurgical Testing

in association with AIS Technical Training

Introduction to Metallurgy...a Metallurgical Tutorial

Welding - Carbon Steels - Stainless Steels - Cast Iron - Super Alloys - Steel - Heat Treating - Corrosion - Galvanic corrosion - Ceramics - Refractories

Non-Ferrous Metals

Non-ferrous metals are any metal that lacks iron. These including the nonferrous metals-

Copper

Aluminum

Magnesium

Monel

Nickel

Zinc

Inconel

Lead

Tin

Tantalum

Titanium

These are the most common nonferrous metals. There are other more precious nonferrous metals like gold, silver, and platinum.

Nonferrous metals are chosen chiefly, other than ordination, for corrosion resistance, electrical properties, thermal properties, and strength & elasticity (young modulus). Of all these properties corrosion resistance is the most relative issue. The most important factor is cost when compared to ferrous materials.

Copper - Electrical, Thermal, and Corrosion Resistance

Aluminum - Strength, Electrical, Thermal, & Corrosion Resistance

Magnesium - Strength and Corrosion (poor) Properties

Monel - Part of the Ni family with Cu and a small amount of iron good for high temperatures

Nickel - Corrosion Resistance

Zinc - Corrosion Resistance and Corrosion Properties

Inconel - Like Monel except Cr (Chromium) is substituted for Cu; has high impact resistance and resistive to oxidation

Lead - High corrosion resistance and excellent shielding against high frequency rays (x-ray and gamma)

Tin - Has the most wide usage of all the non-ferrous metals

Tantalum - Surgical, Tooling, Hardness, Wear Resistances and Strength

Titanium -Corrosion Resistance, Thermal Properties and Strength,

Chromium - Corrosion Resistance, Used in Super Alloying, and high Temperature Applications

These metals when compared to plain carbon steel have comparable features such as-

Volume verse Strength: plain carbon steel generally stronger

Weight verse Strength: plain carbon steel generally stronger except Al and Mg

Non ferrous metals are used when the cost verses benefit is better than plain carbon steels. However, in many cases the non-ferrous metal is the only solution.

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