Metals and Alloys

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The three groups of metals

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Ferrous, Non-ferrous, Alloys

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Purpose of alloying

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To give desired properties and qualities

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Process of extracting metals

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Mining the ore and removing rocks and compounds

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Process of reduction

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Removes oxygen by heating and changes chemical bonding

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Blast furnaces

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Iron ores are typically melted in blast furnaces.

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Terms in iron and steel making

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Commonly used terms include pig, cast, acid, basic, wrought, ingot, Swedish iron, and steel.

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Ingot iron is the purest commercial form of iron.

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Ingot iron

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Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon.

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Steel

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Steel is made by oxidising away impurities in iron.

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How steel is made

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Image of a person working with hot iron

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Working with hot iron