Question

Explain where any why metallic materials have been used in your home

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Metallic Materials include elemental metal and compound or alloy. There are 86 metals with distinct characteristic properties, and a limited number of these metals have engineering importance. Steel accounts for about 80% of all metallic materials used in different applications. This section focuses on the properties and applications of all metallic materials. The transformations of crystalline structure by alloying and or by applying mechanical and thermal treatments that generate different properties are discussed. The development of new materials with microstructure and properties for specific needs is also described. The whole section is grouped as ‘ferrous and nonferrous materials’; iron based materials are ferrous and all others are nonferrous materials. They are further divided under several subsections based on their importance in service applications.