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Types of Materials: Metals and Alloys

Metals like iron and copper are elements, while carbon and silicon are non-metals. Elements are pure materials, compounds consist of two or more chemically bound elements, and mixtures are a combination of elements or compounds mixed together but not chemically bound. Carbon steels are widely used engineering materials that contain carbon, with mild steel containing 0.3% carbon, medium carbon steel between 0.3-0.6% carbon, and high carbon steel between 0.6-1.4% carbon. Corrosion occurs as iron in steel reacts with oxygen in air to form iron oxide, known as rusting.

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Types of Materials: Metals and Alloys

Metals like iron and copper are elements, while carbon and silicon are non-metals. Elements are pure materials, compounds consist of two or more chemically bound elements, and mixtures are a combination of elements or compounds mixed together but not chemically bound. Carbon steels are widely used engineering materials that contain carbon, with mild steel containing 0.3% carbon, medium carbon steel between 0.3-0.6% carbon, and high carbon steel between 0.6-1.4% carbon. Corrosion occurs as iron in steel reacts with oxygen in air to form iron oxide, known as rusting.

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Material types

Metals: examples iron(Fe)


and copper (Cu).
Non-metals: examples
carbon (C) and silicon (Si)
Elements, compounds
and mixtures
Elements: are pure materials
in their most basic form
Compounds: consist of two
or more elements that are
chemically bound
Mixtures: consist of two or
more elements or compounds
which are mixed together ,
Steel
Carbon steels : is the most
widely used engineering
material.

Mild steel: 0.3% carbon


Medium carbon steel: 0.3%
- 0.6% carbon
High carbon steel: 0.6% -
1.4% carbon
corrosion

This reaction takes place between the


iron in the steel and the oxygen in the
air, to form iron oxide. When iron
corrodes , we say that it rusts.

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