UNIT 4 - MATERIALS

METALS
 INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY
LIST TEN METALLIC OBJECTS
 METALS PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Metals have shiness, they have LUSTER.
Metals are good CONDUCTORS of HEAT and
ELECTRICITY.
Metals are SOLID, except mercury that is liquid.
Metals can be shaped into sheets, it means that they
are MALLEABLE.
Metals can be shaped into wires, it means that they
are DULTILE.
Metals are resistant to scratching, they are HARD.
Metals return to their original shape, it means that
thet are ELASTIC.
 CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Metals form CATIONS, positive particles.
Metals OXIDIZE easily, so it is said that
they RUST.
 Where can we find metals?
We can find NATIVE metals like COPPER,
SILVER, or GOLD.
We can also find metals in ORES inside the
Earth.
The process used to obtain metals from its
ores is called REFINING.
 What is the most important
metal?
IRON is the most important metal.

What is the most important iron ALLOY?

STEEL is the most important iron alloy.
IRON PRODUCTION
 QUESTIONS ABOUT IRON PRODUCTION
1. List the raw materials used in iron
production.

2. Where is iron produced?

3. Write the range of temperature used in the

blast furnace.

4. How high are some furnaces?

5. How much iron can a furnace produce per
day?

6. List the products obtained from the blast

furnace.

7. Name the most important elements added

used to obtain steel from iron.
How are metallic material classified into?
Metallic materials are classified into
What are ferrous metals made of?
Ferrous metals are made of .
How can be ferrous metals identified?
They can be identified
What is the characteristic of non-ferrous
metal?
The characteristic of non ferrous metals is that
they.
List five examples of non-ferrous metals.
List eight common pure metals.
What is an alloy?
An alloy is
 FERROUS METALS

NAME ALLOY OF IRON PROPERTIES USES

AND.

Mild steel Up to 0,6% of Tough (tenaz) Common in

(acero Carbon (C) It rusts easily. workshops.
templado)

Carbon steel Up to 1,6% C Tough (tenaz = Cutting tools

(acero al resistente a los
carbono) golpes)

Stainless Nickel and chromium Resistant to rust. Home, buildings,

steel Tough. knives

Cast iron Up to 6% of C Strong but brittle Engines

(fundicin) (quebradizo)
 NON FERROUS METALS

NAME COLOUR PROPERTIES USES

ALUMINIUM Whitish grey Light, soft, ductile,

malleable, easy to
work

COPPER Redish brown corrosion resistant,

(cobre) ductile, malleable

SILVER Whitish grey Ductil, malleable,

(plata) resists corrosion

LEAD Bluish grey Heavy, ductile,

(plomo) malleable.

TIN Bluish grey Soft, it does not

(estao) rust
List 4 objects made of steel