Plating Pennies with Tin
Tom Kuntzleman | Tue, 02/02/2021 - 10:06
Learn how to give pennies a beautiful, silvery-colored plating.
metallic bonding
Simulation of Dislocations in Metals - Part 2 of 2
As the raft of bubbles is stressed with the slider, dislocations move into and out of the grains and their boundaries.
Heat Treatment of a Metal Bobby Pin - Annealing
A metal bobby pin is heated until red hot, then allowed to cool slowly; this process is called annealing. The annealed bobby pin is very flexible.
Heat Treatment of a Metal Bobby Pin - Annealing - Model of the Atomic Level
An atomic-level simulation shows what happens to the metal bobby pin during the annealing process.
Heat Treatment of a Metal Bobby Pin - Tempering
The tempering process, which involves heating a hardened bobby pin then cooling slowly, transforms the brittle metal into springy metal.
Heat Treatment of a Metal Bobby Pin - Hardening - Model of the Atomic Level
An atomic-level simulation shows what happens to the metal bobby pin during the hardening process.
Heat Treatment of a Metal Bobby Pin - Hardening
An annealed bobby pin is heated, then cooled quickly; this process is called hardening. The hardened bobby pin is brittle.
Heat Treatment of a Metal Bobby Pin - Tempering - Model of the Atomic Level
An atomic-level simulation shows what happens to the metal bobby pin during the tempering process.
Hardness of Solid Substances - Cutting Lithium
Lithium, a very soft metal, can be cut with a knife.
Hardness of Solid Substances - Grinding Magnesium
Magnesium metal is not easily ground or crushed.