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What is the process called when metals are rolled into thin sheets like aluminum foil?
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The process of rolling metals into sheets is called (no surprise) rolling. The metal is passed through a rolling mill and is reduced in size in steps. The metal might be hot rolled or cold rolled, and the choice of process depends on the metal and on what the finished product needs to be like. In the case of aluminum foil, a block of aluminum is first hot rolled, and the metal is passed through the rolling mill a number of times until it is thin enough to be rolled and moved to a cold rolling mill. In the cold rolling mill, it goes through a number of roller sets until the desired thickness is achieved.
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Hot rolled ribbed steel bar
Which soil cannot be rolled into balls or clumps?
The awnser is sand It took the quiz.
What is girth of rain gutters?
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Metals can be rolled into thin sheets as aluminum foil or beaten into complex shapes?
This property is called maleability.
What metals can be rolled into thin sheets as in aluminum foil or beaten into complex shapes?
The application of heat in extremely high temperatures make metals malleable.
Which of the following terms means tha metals can be rolled into thin sheets as in aluminum foil or beaten into complex shapes?
malleable
Particles of solids tend to stay very close together from each other when they are pulled That way some solids can turned into thin wires How is that property called?
This is the way we describe the ductility of metals. A ductile metal can be "pulled" (called "drawing" by the industry) and made into wire, or rolled and turned into foil. Copper is drawn into wire and aluminum is rolled into foil, and both metals will stand up to the processes because they have the physical property of ductility. Look below for links.
Is there chromium in foil?
Not in aluminum foil. Aluminum foil is all aluminum. Large pieces of refined aluminum (blocks weighing over a thousand pounds) are rolled and rolled until a sheet of foil a fraction of an inch thick results. Some 50 miles of foil are rolled onto a spool at the end of the line. And two sheets are rolled out at the same time, one pressed to the other. That's why aluminum foil has a shiny side and a dull side. The dull sides are the "inside" where the two sheets are pressed together in the manufacturing process. If you have a chance to see the process, go look. If you want a virtual tour, use the link and watch the video on how foil is made. It's really cool!
Which element is rolled in a foil and used in your kitchen?
Aluminum
What cannot be rolled into wires or pounded into sheets?
Metalloids, Metals, Non-metals NotesThe answer is liquid because liquid cannot be rolled into wires orpounded into sheets.
Which element is rolled into foil and kept in the kitchen?
That element is aluminum.
What element is rolled into a foil found and used in a kitchen?
aluminum
How do they make tin foil?
Aluminum foil is made by passing aluminum through a rolling mill. Manufacturers start with a large block several inches thick and several feet wide and long. This block is passed through a rolling mill and is repeatedly hot rolled until it is thin enough for the aluminum to be rolled. The roll is then passed along to another rolling mill and is cold rolled repeatedly until the desired thickness of foil is achieved. In the cold rolling process, two rolls of aluminum are rolled simultaneously to avoid any tearing that might result if a single thickness of aluminum was passed through the rollers. (That's why the foil we see has a "shiny" side and a "dull" side.) Following all this rolling, the aluminum is trimmed and cut to size, and then comes out in the form of the foil we know. Use the link below to see a short video of the process. It's worth the look.
Metals are said to be malleable because?
they can be hammered or rolled into shapes
What is the property of metals that allow them to be rolled without breaking?
malleability
