What is ferrous metal?

Ferrous metals mainly include iron and alloys, such as steel, pig iron, cast iron, iron alloys, etc., as well as manganese, chromium, vanadium, titanium, etc. According to the color and properties of metals, people divide metals into ferrous metals and non-ferrous metals.

Judging from the name, you would think that ferrous metals are all black metals, but it is not always the case. In fact, pure iron and chromium are silver-white, while manganese is off-white. The name of ferrous metals is mainly derived from the most important metal, iron. Because iron is easy to rust, black ferric oxide and brown iron oxide will appear on the surface, so it is called "ferrous metal".

Although chromium and manganese are not black, they are the raw materials for smelting black alloy steel, so chromium and manganese are also classified as "ferrous metals".

The so-called "ferrous metallurgical industry" refers to the iron and steel industry. In addition to these main types of ferrous metals, such as aluminum, magnesium, lithium, sodium, potassium, etc. are all non-ferrous metals.

Non-ferrous metals in metals are divided into many categories, such as light metals, heavy metals, radioactive metals, rare metals, precious metals, etc. China is the largest steel producing and consuming country in the world, therefore, ferrous metals are very important resources. In addition, steel occupies an extremely important position in the national economy and is one of the important symbols to measure a country's national strength. Its output accounts for about 95% of the world's total metal output.

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