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What are water heating elements in water heaters made of?
Water heating elements in water heaters are typically made of materials such as copper, stainless steel, or nickel-chromium alloys. These materials are chosen for their excellent thermal conductivity and resistance to corrosion and oxidation at high temperatures. Copper is often used for its efficient heat transfer properties, while stainless steel and nickel-chromium alloys are favored for their durability and longevity in harsh environments.
Is alloys resist to corrosion?
Alloys can add corrosion resistance to a metal
Types of alloys?
brass, steel and bronze are the most common alloys. they are made of: brass: 35% zinc and 65% copper - uses, musical instruments steel: 99% iron and 1% carbon - uses, tools, car bodies etc bronze: 87.5% copper and 12.5% tin - uses, boat hardware and screws etc some not so common alloys are alnico (aluminium and nickel and cobalt - used to make magnets) and stainless steel (18% chromium, 80.6% iron, 1% nickel and 0.4% carbon - used to make surgical tools and tableware and cookware.)
Explain why are alloys a useful improvement over pure metals?
Alloys are useful improvement over pure metals because they tend to be stronger.
What are bearing alloys?
properties of bearing alloy
Why alloys are mixtures but not compounds?
Elements in alloys are bonded by metallic bonding.
Metals include elements and alloys?
Alloys contain metals but also nonmetals.
What metals are elements?
All pure metals are chemical elements; alloys are not elements.
In what ways do alloys differ from metallic elements?
Alloys are mixtures of two or more metallic elements, while metallic elements are pure substances made up of only one type of metal. Alloys have different properties than metallic elements, such as improved strength, durability, and resistance to corrosion.
Do alloys help to eliminate undesired elements in a metal?
Alloys can help to eliminate undesired elements in a metal by diluting the concentration of the undesired elements and redistributing them throughout the material. Some elements in the alloy may also react with the undesired elements to form compounds that can be removed during the manufacturing process.
What does periodic table do to elements?
It organizes them by seperating the elements by metals, alloys, and nonmetals
Alloys have the characteristic properties of which class of elements?
metals
Why are alloys poor conductors of electricity?
Alloys are a combination of two or more elements. Not all alloys are poor conductors, in fact many are used specifically as conductors.
Explain why other elements are often mixed with metals to make alloys?
Alloys have improved features compared with single metals.
Is an element a characteristic of metal?
All metals except alloys of metals are elements, but not all elements are metals.
Which of the different elements can your uranium be combined with?
Uranium can form chemical compounds (or alloys) with the majority of other elements.
Substances made up of elements combined physically?
Alloys and mixtures.
