What is the difference between a ferros and non-ferros metal?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

compositionally a ferrous alloy contains Fe in some form - so steels, stainless steels are Ferrous alloys

Non Ferrous alloys include copper alloys such as brass and bronze; aluminum alloys and titanium alloys for aerospace applications and many others. These alloys DO NOT contain iron

Answer 3

Ferrous meaning iron (Fe). A ferrous material will contain a minimum of 50% iron and a non-ferrous material will contain less than 50% iron.

Answer 4

ferrous refers to anything containing iron, so I imagine non-ferrous would be NOT containing iron!

Answer 5

The simplest answer is: Ferros metals will stick to a magnet and non ferros metals won't.

Answer 6

Basically, a ferrous metal contains iron, a non-ferrous metal doesn't. Ferrous: iron, steel Non-ferrous: copper, brass, gold, silver, and many others.

Answer 7

Ferrous metals have iron, and non-ferrous metals don't.

Answer 8

Ferrous - containing, pertaining to or made of iron. Nonferrous therefore is an adjective meaning that does not contain or pertain to the element iron.

Answer 9

NON FERROUS DOES NOT CONTAIN IRON