Ferrous material

By:
Cameron Cruz Orozco
Genaro Porfirio Hernández Fierro
TM:302
 What is ferrous material?
• A metal with the descriptor “ferrous” means that it
has iron in its composition. When the term ferrous
metal is used, it also usually implies that iron is a
large percentage of the elemental composition.
 Differences between
ferrous and not ferrous
material
• The simple answer is that ferrous metals contain
iron, and non-ferrous metals don’t. That means each
type of ferrous and non-ferrous metal has different
qualities and uses.
 Examples of ferrous
material
• Steel

• Carbon steel

• Stainless steel

• Cast iron
 Characteristis of ferrous
matertial
Machinability refers to the ease with which a metal may be
machined, i.e., the forces acting on the cutting tool are low,
chips are easily broken up, good finish produced, longer tool life
between two sharpening
 Another important
characteristic
• Formability of a metal is a direct function of ductility
which is dependent on the crystal structure. The
grain size, amount of working of metal, addition of
alloying elements, annealing and normalising, also
help improve formability of metal.
 Another characteristic of
ferrous material
• Weldability of a metal refers to the ease with which
it can be welded and the quality of the weld
obtained. It is affected by heating and cooling
effects on the metal, oxidation of base metal, gas
vaporisation and solubility.
• Such metals which oxidise rapidly interfere with the
welding process. Normally oxides have higher
welding point than base metal which affects flow
ability.
 Main aplications
• Steel
 Aplications
• Stainless steel
 Aplications
• Cast iron
 conclusion
• In conclusion, ferrous materials are very important in
the development of the industry and have
advantages and disadvantages according to each
of the different applications that are compared to
non-ferrous materials that have completely different
applications since they are exposed to other
environments. and other efforts.