alloys
29 Sep 2014
Making of currency coins
Currency coins are made of various metals and alloys like bronze, nickel-brass, cupro-nickel (75% copper and 25% nickel), Aluminium Bronze and stainless steel. The mints buy the strips of metal to manufacture the coins. These strips are about 13 inches wide, 1500 feet long. They come rolled in the form of a coil. The coil
15 Aug 2014
Common alloys in everyday life
Alloys are combination of one or two metals. Though metals possess useful properties like good conductivity and high strength, alloys combine the properties to make a metal useful for a particular application. When metals are alloyed, properties like melting point, conductivity are affected. We see alloys being used in jewelry, utensils, tools etc. The