MCEN30017 Mechanics and Materials

Part 3: Materials

Lecture 2

Applications and Processing of Metals

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An alloy is:

1) A pure metal
2) Any metal
3) The metal used for car wheels and cylinder heads
4) A mixture of a metal with other elements
5) A mixture of a metal with other metals
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Metals are used as:

Electrical and thermal conductors

Capacitors
Catalysts
Weights
Explosives and propellants
Structural applications requiring high strength
good toughness
high operating temperature
low cost
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Low Pressure Die Casting High Pressure Die Casting

Additive Manufacturing
Fabrication of a part directly from a computer solid model without the need for a mould or die.

Also called Rapid Prototyping or 3D-Printing

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