Metals
By: Neil Morris
Series: Materials that matter; Materials that matter
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781445100210
Subjects: Metals; Juvenile literature; Metal trade; Metal products; Recycling; Métaux; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Industries métallurgiques; Produits métalliques; Recyclage; Environmental aspects
Description: Comprehensive overview of metals, the dfferent kinds, how they are obtained and manufactured and the uses to which they are put. Also discusses why we need to recycle and reuse metals.
Notes: "An Appleseed Editions book"--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What are metals?; title: Material times; title: Metals and machines; title: How we use modern metals; title: Mining metal ore; title: Making steel; title: Mixing metals; title: Shaping metals; title: Precious metals; title: Metals for strength and beauty; title: Recycling tins and cans; title: Scrap metal; title: Metals in the future.