"A type of metal."

This chart shows the Types of Metal, which cover both basic metals and precious metals and heat-resistant metals. I summarize the processing, benefits, advantages and disadvantages of each:

1.Steel (Iron)

• Processing and use: Mainly used in the form of cast iron or ductile iron, for making building structures, engines and brake plates.

• Advantages: Very strong, easy to find, cheap compared to other metals

• Disadvantages: It is very easy to "rust" if uncoated, and weighs heavily.

2.Steel (Steel)

• Processing and use: It mixes steel with carbon, used to make car bodies, bridge structures and mag wheels.

• Advantages: Strength-to-weight ratio is better than pure steel, more flexible and durable.

• Disadvantages: Still vulnerable to corrosion (except stainless steel) and high energy consumption production

3. Gold (Gold)

• Processing and use: Used in high-level electronic circuits, electrical connectors and catalytic converters.

• Advantages: Excellent conductivity and most importantly, no corrosion or tarnish (Corrosion Resistance)

• Disadvantages: The price is very high, and it is too weak for structural applications.

4.Silver (Silver)

• Processing and use: Used in electrical contacts, circuit boards and medical equipment

• Advantages: It is the best conductive and heat conductive metal in the world.

• Disadvantages: Expensive and easy to react with Tarnish air

5. Manganese (Manganese)

• Processing and use: Mainly used as a compound element in steel to increase hardness, and used in cathodes of batteries.

• Advantages: Improves Hardness and Wear Resistant

• Disadvantages: They themselves are brittle, cannot be used structurally.

6. Uranium (Uranium)

• Processing and use: used in nuclear industry, radiation protection and advanced propulsion systems

• Advantages: High Energy Densification

• Disadvantages: It is radioactive, dangerous to living organisms and requires strict control of its use.

7.Chromium (Chromium)

• Processing and use: Used in coating plating (Chrome Plating) and is the main ingredient of stainless steel.

• Advantages: Very resistant to corrosion and with beautiful shine

• Disadvantages: The plating process can be toxic to the environment, and the metal itself is brittle.

8.Nickel (Nickel)

• Processing and use: used to make batteries (e.g., NiMH) and special alloys (Superalloys) for jet engines

• Advantages: Very good high heat resistance and corrosion resistance

• Disadvantages: Some people may have allergies when exposed (Nickel Allergy) and prices are highly volatile.

9. Titanium (Titanium)

• Processing and use: used in the aerospace and medical (artificial bone) industries.

• Advantages: As strong as steel but much lighter and not rusty at all

• Disadvantages: Very expensive and difficult to process (cut or weld) because it requires specific technology.

10.Zinc (Zinc)

• Processing and Use: Used in Steel Coating for Galvanization and Injection Molding Works (Die-casting)

• Advantages: Cheap and a "martyr" in preventing rust to make steel excellent

• Disadvantages: Low melting point and less strength than other structural metals

11. Aluminum (Aluminum)

• Processing and use: Used to make lightweight focused structures such as aircraft, engine parts and beverage cans.

• Advantages: Lightweight, good heat conductivity and 100% recyclable

• Disadvantages: Less strength than steel, and welding requires high skill.

12.Platinum / White Gold (Platinum)

• Processing and use: Used in car catalytic converters (to reduce pollution) and fuel cells.

• Advantage: It is an excellent chemical catalyst and very high heat resistance.

• Disadvantages: Very rare and one of the highest prices among all metals.