BM M-02 FLASHCARD Metals

A ductile malleable, silver-white metallic element used in hard or light alloys; often anodized for better corrosion resistance, color, and surface hardness.

• Aluminum

• Copper

• Lead

• Brass

• Bronze

Subject to galvanic action and should me electrically insulated from other metals.

• Aluminum

• Copper

• Lead

• Brass

• Bronze

A ductile, malleable, reddish-brown metallic element that is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity.

• Aluminum

• Copper

• Lead

• Brass

• Bronze

Widely used for electrical wiring, water piping and in the manufacture of alloys such as bronze and brass.

• Aluminum

• Copper

• Lead

• Brass

• Bronze

It is highly resistant to corrosion by air and salt water. On exposure it soon reacts to form a surface layer of an insoluble green salt which retards further corrosion; this green color is known as its patina.

• Aluminum

• Copper

• Lead

• Brass

• Bronze

a blue-gray, soft, very heavy metal (the heaviest of the common metals). It is easily recovered from scrap materials; used in soldering and radiation shielding.

• Aluminum

• Copper

• Lead

• Brass

• Bronze

an alloy of copper and zinc with small quantities of other elements sometimes added to give the special qualities

• Aluminum

• Copper

• Lead

• Brass

• Bronze

In architecture, it is used for doors, windows, door and window frames, and for ornamental metalwork such as railings, trims, grilles, etc.

• Aluminum

• Copper

• Lead

• Brass

• Bronze

an alloy of copper and tin which varies only slightly from 90% copper and 10% tin composition

• Aluminum

• Copper

• Lead

• Brass

• Bronze

Its architectural uses are confined to statuary, plaques, medallions and other ornamentation, and miscellaneous rough and finish hardware.

• Aluminum

• Copper

• Lead

• Brass

• Bronze