MATERIAL REPORT

IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF METALS BY PHYSICAL TEST LIKE SOUND, COLOR, MAGNETIC
ETC TESTS
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF METALS BY
PHYSICAL TEST LIKE SOUND, COLOR, MAGNETIC ETC
TESTS
Objectives:
Identifying and classifying different types of metals.
TYPES OF TEST:
1. Chip Test: Used to differentiate between soft and hard metals.
2. Magnetism: Used to identify ferrous from nonferrous metals.
3. Surface Appearance: Metals are distinguished by their hues.
4. The Spark Test: In this test, ferrous and nonferrous metals are identified by
changing percent carbon age by spark.
5. Sound test: Metal identification by varying the pitch of various metals.
6. Ductility: It is used to identify metals based on differences in ductility.
7. Hardness test: It is used to distinguish between metals based on differences in
hardness.
Metals can also be recognized by inspecting fractures, performing melting and
burning tests, and weighing them.
Metal Classification:
Six selected metals are as follow;
1. Brass.
2. Copper.
3. Iron.
4. Silver.
5. Silver Oxide
6. Stainless Steel.
Brass:
 Classification: Nonferrous.
 Colour: Pale yellow.
 Magnetism: nonmagnetic.
 Chip test: Hard.
Copper:
 Classification: Nonferrous.
 Colour: Reddish brown.
 Magnetism: Slightly magnetic,
 Chip Test: Soft.
 Sound Test: deep and mellow sound.
Iron:
 Classification: Ferrous.
 Colour: silvery-white.
 Magnetism: magnetic.
 Chip Test: Hard.
Silver:
 Classification: Nonferrous.
 Colour: silvery-white.
 Magnetism: Nonmagnetic.
 Chip Test: Hard.
Stainless Steel:
 Classification: Ferrous.
 Colour: silvery.
 Magnetism: Magnetic.
 Chip Test: Hard.