Uses of Metals

Uses of Metals

1. Ferrous

   • Cast Iron
     • Metalwork Vices
     • Brake discs/ drums
     • Car Cylinder Blocks
     • Manhole/ drain covers
     • Machinery Bases
   • Mild Steel
     • Nuts
     • Bolts
     • Car Bodies
     • Furniture Frames
     • Gates
     • Girders
   • Tool Steel
     • Hand Tools
       • Chisels
       • Screwdrivers
       • Hammers
       • Saws
     • Garden Tools
     • Springs
   • High Speed Steel
     • Drill Bits
     • Lathe Tools
     • Milling Cutters
   • Stainless Steel
     • Kitchen Sinks/ General Fittings in Commercial kitchens
     • Cutlery
     • Dishes
     • Teapots
     • Surgical Instruments

2. Non-Ferrous

   • Aluminium
     • Cooking Foil
     • Saucepans
     • Chocolate Wrappers
     • Window Frames
     • Toy Cars
     • Ladders
   • Copper
     • Plumbing/ electrical components
     • Domed Roofs
   • Lead
     • Car Battery Cells
     • Weather Proofing for buildings/ around chimneys
     • Plumbers Solders
   • Tin
     • Coating on Food Cans/ Similar Packaging
   • Zinc
     • Coating on Steel Buckets/ Screws/Roofing Sheets
     • Die Casting Alloys
   • Gold/ Silver
     • Jewellery
     • Plated onto electrical wires

3. Alloys

   • Brass
     • Plumbing Accessories
     • Decorative Metal Work
     • Door Handles/ Candlesticks/ Boat fittings
   • Guilding Metal
     • Architectural Metalwork/ Jewellery
     • Sheet Metal Sculptures
   • Pewter
     • Drinking Tankards
     • Jewellery
     • Picture Frames
     • Decorative Gifts
   • Casting Alloys
     • Sand Casting
     • Die Casting Engine Components
   • Duralumin
     • Aircraft Bodies
     • Cars
     • Door handles