Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Grade 8 Metalwork Assignment Link
http://www.wasteonline.org.uk/resources/InformationSheets/metals.htm
Alex's link:
http://www.encorp.ca/cfm/index.cfm?It=939&Id=12
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Trades Assignment pt. 2 - list of links
http://206.191.7.1/careerdirections/eng/e_ho_set.htm - an excellent guide to career choices with over 180 different jobs described in detail, including the working conditions, related high school courses and pay
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/workplaceskills/trades_apprenticeship/index.shtml - this site is produced by the government of Canada and gives an overview of trades and apprenticeship progams
http://www.itabc.ca/TrainingPrograms.php - an excellent source of info on specific trades and training
http://www.bcit.ca/ - this is the site for the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, BC, which is a school that specializes in Trades and Technology training
http://www.nic.bc.ca/ - this is the site for North Island College in Courtenay, Campbell River, Port Alberni, and includes a variety of trade programs
http://www.mala.bc.ca/ - this is the site for Malaspina College in Nanaimo, BC, which offers a variety of trades programs
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Metal Research Assignment link
http://www.eef.org.uk/uksteel/steel/about+the+industry/making+steel/Making_steel.htm
Use the headings on this page to answer the questions in part 2.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Metalwork Research Assignment
Answer all of the following questions in point form:
Part 1 – Definitions and Introduction to Metals
Use internet resources (wikipedia, etc.) and search engines (google, etc.) to:
1A. Define the following:
1. Ferrous metals:
2. Non-ferrous metals:
3. Alloy:
1B. Answer the following:
1. What is the difference between iron and steel?
2. What is the effect of carbon content on steel?
3. What is the approximate carbon content of each of the following:
a. Mild steel:
b. Medium carbon steel:
c. High carbon steel:
4. What is special about stainless steel?
5. What is Tungsten Carbide used for?
6. What is Tool Steel? What materials are alloyed with it?
7. What is High Speed Steel? What materials are alloyed with it?
8. Give 3 examples of non-ferrous metals.
Part 2 – Steel production
Using the following resource, answer the questions in point form:
http://www.uksteel.org.uk/stmake.htm
Read the introduction, then click on the “diagram” link. Look at the diagram, then click the following areas of the diagram to answer each set of questions:
2A - Blast furnace – molten iron diagram
1. What are the raw materials for producing molten iron?
2. What does the carbonization process produce?
3. What happens in the blast furnace?
4. Where do the impurities from the iron ore go?
5. What is the carbon content of the iron leaving the blast furnace?
2B -Basic oxygen vessel diagram
1. What is the result of blowing oxygen through the molten iron?
2C - Secondary steelmaking diagram
1. What is the objective of secondary steelmaking?