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Iron
- Iron processing. (2015). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com.au.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/levels/high/article/110659
Iron processing is the use of a smelting process to turn the ore into a form from which products can be fashioned. Included in this article also is a discussion of the mining of iron and of its preparation for smelting. - Manning, C.P. & Fruehan, R.J. (2001). Emerging technologies for iron and steelmaking. JOM, 53(10), pp. 20-23.The iron and steel industry has undergone a technological revolution in the last 40 years. In a relatively short time, the North American industry has observed the complete disappearance of basic open hearth processing, as well as the wide spread adoption of continuous casting and the near complete shift of long product production to the electric arc furnace sector.
Royal Society Of Chemistry. (2012, November 12). Iron and steel [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAVCY0WE8uM
Steel
- Steel. (2015). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com.au.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/levels/high/article/110660Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon in which the carbon content ranges up to 2 percent (with a higher carbon content, the material is defined as cast iron). By far the most widely used material for building the world’s infrastructure and industries, it is used to fabricate everything from sewing needles to oil tankers.
Alliance for American Manufacturing. (2009, August 12). Steel: From start to finish [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l7JqonyoKA
Aluminum
- Simple 'switch' in metals processing that could power a city. (2012). Ecos, (176), 1-2.
The article presents information on a study conducted by reseachers from CSIRO's Minerals Down Under Flagship (MDU). Researchers investigated high-amperage electrical connection systems that form part of smelting process in converting alumina to aluminium metal. It has been revealed that significant energy savings can be done in metal winning. - Aluminum processing. (2015). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com.au.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/levels/high/article/110674Aluminum processing is the preparation of the ore for use in various products. Discusses ores, mining, extraction and refining.
Alcoa. (2012, May 1). How aluminum is made [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDDbVnlDJfw
Testing
- Materials testing. (2015). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com.au.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/levels/high/article/110409Materials testing is the measurement of the characteristics and behaviour of such substances as metals, ceramics, or plastics under various conditions.
- Hardness tester. (2015). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com.au.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/levels/high/article/39235A hardness tester is a device that indicates the hardness of a material, usually by measuring the effect on its surface of a localized penetration by a standardized rounded or pointed indenter of diamond, carbide, or hard steel.
MaterialsScience2000. (2013, January 26). Vickers Hardness Test [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z90OZ7C2jI