Important About Metal and Alloys
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act to remember
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Name of the metal
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Metal most abundant in earth’s crust
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Aluminium
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Metal which forms amalgam with other elements
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Mercury
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Metal used in a fuse wire and also in solder
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Lead-tin alloy
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Metal used in the filament of a bulb
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Tungsten
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Metal which pollutes the air of cities having large
number of vehicles
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Lead (reason for using unleaded petrol)
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Metal used in the filaments of electric heaters
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Nichrome
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Metal used as radiation shield
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Lead
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Metal into which Uranium turns when it loses all its
radioactivity
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Lead
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Metal used for making boats because it does not corrode
by seawater
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Titanium
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Important Alloys
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Alloy
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Combination of
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Duralumin
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Aluminium and Copper
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Brass
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Copper and Zinc
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Bronze
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Copper and Tin
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Invar
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Iron and Nickel
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Stainless steel
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Iron, Chromium and Nickel
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German Silver
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Copper, Nickel and Zinc
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Gunmetal
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Copper, Tin and Zinc
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Solder
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Lead and Tin
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Electrum
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Gold and Silver
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Constantan
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Copper and Nickel
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Manganin
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Copper, Manganese and Nickel
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Manganin is a trademarked name.
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Ores of Metals
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Metal
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Ore
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Aluminium
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Bauxite
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Beryllium
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Beryl
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Chromium
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Chromite
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Cobalt
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Cobaltite
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Copper
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Bornite, Chalcocite
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Gold
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Quartz
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Iron
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Magnetite
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Lead
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Galena
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Manganese
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Pyrolusite
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Mercury
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Cinnabar
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Nickel
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Pentlandite
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Tin
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Casseterite
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Tungsten
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Wolframite, Scheelite
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Silver
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Argentite
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Uranium
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Uraninite
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Zinc
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Sphalerite
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Metals
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Feature
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Metal
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The metal with highest melting point
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Tungsten
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The metal with highest thermal conductivity
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Silver
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The metal with highest electrical conductivity
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Silver
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The metal with highest density
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Osmium
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The metal with the lowest density
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Lithium
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The most malleable and ductile metal
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Gold
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The metal with the highest melting point
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Tungsten
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The least reactive metal
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Platinum
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