TABLE OF CONTENTS 
This appendix lists the names and typical applications of the materials that appear on the charts of Chapter 4, together with the structured data used to construct them.
| Metals | Applications |
|---|---|
| Ferrous | |
| Automotive parts, engine blocks, machine tool structural parts, lathe beds |
| Cutting tools, springs, bearings, cranks, shafts, railway track |
| General mechanical engineering (tools, bearings, gears, shafts, bearings) |
| Steel structures ("mild steel") bridges, oil rigs, ships; reinforcement for concrete; automotive parts, car body panels; galvanized sheet; packaging (cans, drums) |
| Springs, tools, ball bearings, automotive parts (gears connecting rods, etc.) |
| Transport, chemical and food processing plant, nuclear plant, domestic ware (cutlery, washing machines, stoves), surgical implements, pipes, pressure vessels, liquid gas containers |
| Non-ferrous | |
| |
| Automotive parts (cylinder blocks), domestic appliances (irons) |
| Electrical conductors, heat exchangers, foil, tubes, saucepans, beverage cans, lightweight ships, architectural panels |
| Aerospace engineering, automotive bodies and panels, lightweight structures and ships |
| Electrical conductors and wire, electronic circuit boards, heat exchangers, boilers, cookware, coinage, sculptures |
| Roof and wall cladding, solder, X-ray shielding, battery electrodes |
| Automotive castings, wheels, general lightweight castings for transport, nuclear fuel containers; principal alloying addition to aluminum alloys |
| Gas turbines and jet engines, thermocouples, coinage; alloying addition to austenitic stainless steels |
| Aircraft turbine blades; general structural aerospace applications; biomedical implants. |
| Die castings... |
