The first spacecraft to make it to the Moon was the Luna 2. The Luna 2 was made by the Soviet Union, and it reached the Moon in 1959. The Luna 2 took a direct path to the Moon, and the journey took approximately 34 hours. The shortest trip to the Moon was undertaken in 2006 by NASA, by the probe New Horizons.
ferrous metallurgy definition, ferrous metallurgy meaning | English dictionary. ferrous. n an iron salt with a saline taste, usually obtained as greenish crystals of the heptahydrate, which are converted to the white monohydrate above 100Â°C: used in inks, tanning, water purification, and in the treatment of anaemia. Formula: FeSO4, (Systematic name) iron(II) sulphate (Also called) copperas, green vitriol.
Corrosion is the loss of metallic properties of a metal due to oxidation and is accompanied by the formation of unwanted products. Copper, iron and aluminum metals all corrode over time loosing strength, lustre and electrical conductivity. Rusting is the corrosion of iron and readily occurs in the alloy steel. The formation of a reddish brown flakes which loosely adheres to the iron is called rust. Steel is an alloy made of iron and carbon. The carbon atoms in steel greatly increase the strength of the metal.