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the aluminum cans don't attract and and steel attracts because its is made of iron and aluminum is not.
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What can magnets pick up?
A 'tin can' is actually made of steel, which is a magnetic alloy of iron. There is sometimes a layer of tin (or zinc), electroplated onto the surface, so the name is misleading. It is more properly a 'tinned' can as it is a steel can which has been 'tinned' to stop it from corroding.
How magnets and electromagnets make a can sorter work?
Magnets will pick up steel cans, lifting them away from a solid waste stream. Additionally, rapidly changing magnetic fields can be used to "pop" other metals out of a solid waste stream, through current induced in those metals.
How are magnets useful for recycling household wastes?
A magnet can sort the ferrousmetalse.g., iron and steel, from the feed stream.
What are the Examples of matter found in the kitchen?
Iron pan Aluminium drink can Copper utensils Silver utensils Tin food cans Aluminium foil Steel plate
What are wheels made out of these days?
Car wheels are made of pressed steel or molded aluminum-magnesium alloy. Most other land vehicles use steel wheels of some sort.
What type of metal are cello strings?
They are made of several different metals, including steel, copper, aluminum and silver. Many are made of some sort of core (steel, copper, gut, or various plastics) and then wrapped with aluminum or silver. Often the upper two strings (A and D) are steel, wrapped with aluminum or silver, and the lower two (G and C) are gut or perlon wrapped with aluminum or silver. Try different types of strings to find the sound and feel you like best.
What constitutes a metal roof?
A metal roof is roofing material made out of some sort of metal. Most commonly steel but also available in copper, aluminum, and zinc.
What sort of bond does aluminum have?
Metallic
Why is this mineral economically important?
To help the economy? Sort of I mean it would be hard to make soda cans without aluminum so yes it does benefit the economy, and it also benefits our lives
How does a floating train move?
im not sure but i think magnets of some sort
What is steel needle?
A needle made out of steel - the sort you sew a button on with.
What do factories make out of recycled soup cans?
Any sort of recycled cans can be made into anything from other cans to parts for the Space Shuttle. That's the good thing about recycling, you never know.
