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Question
Calcium, copper, lead, aluminium, zinc, chromium, magnesium, iron.
Choose the major metals from the list given above to make the following alloys:
(a) Stainless steel
(b) brass
Solution
(a) For stainless steel: iron, chromium
(b) For brass: Copper and zinc.
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