| 词条 | Pot metal |
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Pot metal (or monkey metal) is an alloy of low-melting point metals that manufacturers use to make fast, inexpensive castings. The term "pot metal" came about due to the practice at automobile factories in the early 20th century of gathering up non-ferrous metal scraps from the manufacturing processes and melting them in one pot to form into cast products. A small amount of iron usually made it into the castings, but too much iron raised the melting point, so it was minimized. MetallurgyThere is no metallurgical standard for pot metal. Common metals in pot metal include zinc, lead, copper, tin, magnesium, aluminium, iron, and cadmium. The primary advantage of pot metal is that it is quick and easy to cast. Because of its low melting temperature, it requires no sophisticated foundry equipment or specialized molds. Manufacturers sometimes use it to experiment with molds and ideas (e.g., prototypes) before casting final products in a higher quality alloy. Depending on the exact metals "thrown into the pot," pot metal can become unstable over time, as it has a tendency to bend, distort, crack, shatter, and pit with age. The low boiling point of zinc and fast cooling of newly cast parts often trap air bubbles within the cast part, weakening it. Many components common in pot metal are susceptible to corrosion from airborne acids and other contaminants, and internal corrosion of the metal often causes decorative plating to flake off.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} Pot metal is not easily glued, soldered, or welded. In the late nineteenth century, pot metal referred specifically to a copper alloy that was primarily alloyed with lead. Mixtures of 67% copper with 29% lead and 4% antimony and another one of 80% copper with 20% lead were common formulations.[1] The primary component of pot metal is zinc, but often the caster adds other metals to the mix to strengthen the cast part, improve flow of the molten metal, or to reduce cost.{{Dubious|date=November 2008}} With a low melting point of 419 °C (786 °F), zinc is often alloyed with other metals including lead, tin, aluminium, and copper. UsesPot metal is generally used for parts that are not subject to high stresses or torque. Items created from pot metal include toys,[2] furniture fittings, tool parts, electronics components, automotive parts, inexpensive jewelry and improvised weaponry.{{Citation needed|date=December 2016}} It is also used in inexpensive electric guitars and other budget priced musical instruments. See also
References1. ^{{Citation | last = Balfour | first = Edward | year = 1885 | title = The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia | edition = 3 | volume = 3 | page = 271 | place = London | publisher = Bernard Quaritch}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Britain Pot Metal Figures|url=http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/tomlinson_toys/16/|website=Chapman University Digital Commons|publisher=Chapman University|accessdate=15 December 2016}} 3 : Copper alloys|Zinc alloys|Named alloys |
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