pros and cons of weathering steel:: "Weathering" means that due to their chemical compositions‚ these steels exhibit increased resistance to atmospheric corrosion compared to unalloyed steels. This is because the steel forms a protective layer on its surface under the influence of the weather. The corrosion-retarding effect of the protective layer is produced by the particular distribution and concentration of alloying elements in it. The layer protecting the surface develops and regenerates
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The document‚ Steel of Storm‚ by Ernst Junger‚ an English lieutenant in the Great War- or WWI- tells the story of a young soldier in charge of leading other Englishmen to their potential deaths‚ all united by the goal of defeating the German soldiers and restoring peace to their European home. This piece explains why Junger believed his experience of fighting as an English soldier to be a positive one‚ what the average experience of a soldier in the trenches was like‚ as well as how the Great War
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Episode Three: Into the Tropics This episode was actually rather interesting. In general‚ it basically discussed how guns‚ germs‚ and steel have affected and influenced the shaping of African societies as it is today. Diamond’s main quest is to answer the question: why did the world become so unequal? In the mid-1600s the Europeans first arrive at the southernmost tip of South Africa. The southernmost tip of Africa and Europe are almost identical in latitude‚ with
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Iron‚ Steel and Aluminium Main sources of iron: * second most abundant metal (5% by mass) in Earth’s crust (fourth most abundant element) * found in rock (a mixture of minerals) as one or more minerals (usually a compound) * if a mineral is of economic importance‚ it is referred to as an ore * iron containing minerals include hematite (Fe2O3)‚ magnetite (FeO·Fe2O3 or Fe3O4)‚ limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) and siderite (FeCO3) Alloys: * homogeneous mixtures of metals or metals and
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Instructor: Judith L. Tucker‚ M.S Class: Crim 174 In this video‚ Guns‚ germs‚ and steel are a fascinating perspective taken by Professor of Geography and Physiology at UCLA‚ Jared Diamond. His purpose was to explain why Eurasian civilizations have had such immense success conquering people and land other than their own. Why Europeans were the ones to conquer the world? As Diamond states that questions asked based on guns‚ germs‚ and steel are the biggest‚ most fascinating
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FIN 521 Corporate Finance‚ Section A Case 2. Pension Plan of Bethlehem Steel Zhineng (Jason) Luo zluo7@illinois.edu 1. The stakeholders in the defined-benefit pension plans include: (1) Plan sponsor‚ often is employer‚ who is responsible for making fixed monthly payments to plan participants from retirement until death. (2) Plan participants‚ often are current or former employees‚ who are eligible for benefits
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Jared Diamond‚ the author of Guns‚ Germs and Steel provides an overview of life before we knew it. Many people including Yali‚ a local politician in New Guinea‚ had the idea that cultural differences were based on the color of people‚ instead of the environment they were from. Jared Diamond didn’t feel that way and he tried to prove that history was made based on the environment that you lived in. Diamond believed that the differences were divided between the Modern Stone Age versus the Industrial
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I first read Jared Diamond’s Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel in the Fall 2003 based on a recommendation from a friend. Many chapters of the book are truly fascinating‚ but I had criticisms of the book back then and hold even more now. Chief among these is the preponderance of analysis devoted to Papua New Guinea‚ as opposed to‚ say‚ an explanation of the greatly disparate levels of wealth and development among Eurasian nations. I will therefore attempt to confine this review on the "meat and potatoes"
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Memo2: Weymouth Steel From: Olga Aiupova Dear Mr. Harrison‚ It well known that Weymouth steel corporation needs in immediate measures for reducing costs. So I had to make a plan of actions. And I would like to give some recommendations for the employee’s layoff. As far as I know Corporation did her best to reduce costs‚ for example the initiated following measures: to close down less efficient factories and to terminate using of overtime and the hiring of temporary salaried employees. In
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Abcarian and Klotz define the human condition as‚ “Man strives to give order and Meaning to his life‚ to reduce the myster and unpredictability that constantly threatens him. Life is infinitely‚ more complex and surprising than we imagine‚ and the categories we establish to give it order and meaning are‚ for the most part‚ “momentary stay against confusion.” At any time‚ the equilibrium of our lives‚ the comfortable image of ourselves and the world around us‚ may be disrupted suddenly by something
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