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Why is magnesium often used as a structural material in power hand tools? Why are its alloys used instead of pure magnesium?
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Ch. 6 - Describe the advantages to using zinc as a coating...Ch. 6 - Prob. 12RQCh. 6 - Why are aircraft fuselages made of aluminum...Ch. 6 - How is metal foam produced?Ch. 6 - What metals have the lowest melting points? What...Ch. 6 - Explain why cooking utensils generally are made of...Ch. 6 - Would it be advantageous to plot the data in Table...Ch. 6 - Compare the contents of Table 6.3 with those in...Ch. 6 - What factors other than mechanical strength should...Ch. 6 - Prob. 20QLPCh. 6 - If aircraft, such as a Boeing 757, are made of 79%...Ch. 6 - Prob. 22QLPCh. 6 - Most household wiring is made of copper wire. By...Ch. 6 - The example in this chapter showed the benefits of...Ch. 6 - If tungsten is the highest melting-point metal,...Ch. 6 - A simply supported rectangular beam is 25 mm wide...Ch. 6 - Obtain a few aluminum beverage cans, cut them, and...Ch. 6 - Beverage cans usually are stacked on top of each...Ch. 6 - Using strength and density data, determine the...Ch. 6 - Plot the following for the materials described in...Ch. 6 - Prob. 33SDPCh. 6 - Give some applications for (a) amorphous metals,...Ch. 6 - Describe the advantages of making products with...Ch. 6 - In the text, magnesium was described as the...Ch. 6 - Prob. 38SDPCh. 6 - Review the technical literature, and write a...
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