Name

That

Metal!

copper

aluminum

zinc

iron

brass

Metals

Copper • Earliest known discovery: in 9000

BC in the Middle East

• Italians used copper lumps as

money in the 6 th-3rd centuries BC

History of Copper

• Copper wire was used as an

insulator in the early 1800s

• Historical uses : money, coins,

wire, copper tubing in ancient

Egypt, thin copper sheets for

canvas paintings, coins

Aluminum• Obtained name from Latin for alum, alumen

• Earliest traces found around 5300 BC, however not

“discovered” until 1800s by Sir Humphrey Davy

• Historical uses : fabric dyes, cosmetics

History of Aluminum

Zinc

Earliest traces in 20 BC–14

AD by the Romans

Recognized as a separate

metal in 16 th century

US production began in 1850

Historical uses: healing

wounds, sore eyes

History of Zinc

Iron

• Known and used since pre-historic

times—more than 7,000 years ago

• Hittites in West Asia were among

the first to use it

• After the Dark Ages,

Mediterranean people used it

• Historical uses: kitchen utensils,

jewelry, weapons (knives,

arrowheads, spears)

• From 1000 BC to present day,

iron is the most-used metal

History of Iron

Brass

• Copper-zinc alloys produced in

the early fifth millenium BC in

China

• Widely used in east and

central Asia by second and

third century BC

• Romans discovered how

to produce brass

• Historical uses : coins,

jewelry, golden helmets,

vessels and bowls

History of Brass

Metal Density Melting Point Ferromagnetic?

copper (Cu) 8.96 g·cm−31084.62 °C

1984.32 °FNo

aluminum (Al) 2.70 g·cm−3660.32 °C

1220.58 °FNo

zinc (Zn) 7.14 g·cm−3419.53 °C

787.15 °FNo

iron (Fe) 7.874 g·cm−31538 °C

2800 °FYes

brass 8.73 g·cm−3940 °C

1724 °FNo

Basic Properties

Uses

Metal Uses

copper (Cu)Electrical wiring, pipes, building construction, radiators,

brakes, gutters, roofs, electric motors

aluminum

(Al)

Packaging (cans, foils, bottle tops), airplanes, cars (wheels,

impellers, hoods, mirrors), construction (casting, pipes,

skylights, rods, ladders)

zinc (Zn)Batteries, paint, rubber, toothpaste, automotive parts,

electrical and hardware industries, window and door frames

iron (Fe)Machinery, buildings, railings, tools (tie-rods, bolts, straps),

bridges, kitchen appliances, automobile parts, ship frames

brass

Zippers, locks, bearings, gears, mirrors, musical

instruments, fixtures, art, plumbing, cable connectors and

fittings

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