Galvanizing Engineer Interview Question:

Can you write the chemical composition and uses of the following:
(1) Babbit metal
(2) Bright steel
(3) High speed steel

Submitted by: Muhammad

☛ Babbit metal is a tin base white metal which contains 88% tin, 8% antimony and 4% copper .This is mainly used as a bearing metal.
☛ Bright steel contains 0.05 to 0.45% carbon and up to 0.2%lead.It is used for making set screws, bolts, pins which withstand high loads at longer time.
☛ High speed steel is an alloy of 18% tungsten, 4% chromium,1% vanadium,4%cobalt and 0.7% carbon. This is generally used for making machine tools like lathe ,planer, shaper, taps , drills and milling cutters.
Submitted by: Muhammad