Core & Ext. Metals: Uses
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Paper 3 Practice Questions
9. J03/3/1 (d) Stainless steel is an alloy of iron. It contains iron, other metals and about 0.5% of carbon.
–(i) State a use of stainless steel.
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–(ii) Name a metal, other than iron, in stainless steel.
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–(iii) The iron from the blast furnace is impure. It contains about 5% of carbon and other impurities, such as silicon and phosphorus. Describe how the percentage of carbon is reduced and the other impurities are removed. [6]