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to make gold stronger and durable.
Orion Wisoky
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∙ 12y agoPure gold is too soft for many uses- a pure, 24K gold ring would bend under moderate pressure. Other metals are alloyed with gold to make it harder, or change the color 9as in white gold, rose gold, etc)
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Why are different metals sometimes added to molten carbon steel?
Pure iron is too soft for many uses. Different metals are added in order to strengthen the steel and make it harder.
An alloy of copper and tin to which smaller proportions of other metals especially zinc are sometimes added?
Bronze
What is an alloy of copper and tin to which small portions of other metals especially zinc are sometimes added?
Bronze
Why are other metals added to stanless steel?
why are other metals added to stainless steel
What type of materials do not conduct as well as metals do?
It is a semi-insulator, like silicon with gallium added or geranium with phosphorus added.
What country has won the most olympic metals for 2012?
Currently, china with 32 golds and a total of 65. You can check anytime by searching on google 'Olympics 2012'
What is golds hardness?
Gold on the selves is actually an amalgam ( mixture of several metals) so it is mixed with aluminium, iron etc. In theory pure gold is malleable
Are alkali metals yellow?
sometimes
What is golds elemental symbol?
Golds elemental symbol is: Au
When was Cassandra Golds born?
Cassandra Golds was born in 1962.
When was The Twilight of the Golds created?
The Twilight of the Golds was created in 1997.
Is brass a combination of two or metals?
Brass is the alloy between copper and zinc; sometimes other minor alloying elements are added (Pb, Sn, Fe, Al, As, Mn).
