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The ferrous alloys — even stainless steels and cast irons — use similar methods for controlling microstructures and properties. However, the structures and behaviour of the different groups of nonferrous alloys have enormous differences. Melting temperatures, for example, vary from near room temperature for gallium to over 3 000°C for tungsten. Strengths vary from 5 MN.m−2 to over 1 500 MN.m −2. Aluminium, magnesium, and beryllium (the ‘light metals’) have very low densities, whereas lead and tungsten have exceptionally high densities.
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Askeland, D.R. (1996). Nonferrous Alloys. In: The Science and Engineering of Materials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2895-5_13
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