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Metallurgy by Reegan Anweiler and Rusty Harder.

Metallurgy refers to procedures used to extract metals from ores, as well as the processes used for metal purification and producing alloys. It also refers to the craft of making useful objects out of metal called metalworking.
 * What is Metallurgy?**

There are many types of metals and metal alloys. Down below is an example of an equation for stainless steel: Iron+ Carbon (Steel) + Nickel + Chromium= Stainless Steel Fe+ C + Ni+ Cr= Stainless Steel
 * Equation for Metallurgy**

Metallurgy most commonly uses synthesis as it's main reaction type. It takes several different elements and combines them into a compound, which you can see in the stainless steel example above.
 * What type of reaction does Metallurgy use?**

Metal alloys are used to strengthen and build many different objects which we use every single day such as vehicles, buildings, tools, and technology items such as computers. Two examples of the work of metallurgy are Hi- Speed tool steel and Slilicon (electrical) steel.
 * What are Metal Alloys used for?**

Hi-Speed Steel is used to make tools such as drill bits and saw blades. Hi-Speed tool steel is an alloy of Iron, Carbon, Chromium, Tungsten, and Molybdenum.

Silicon (electrical) steel is used in motors and generators. It is made up of silicon, carbon, and iron.

Metallurgy is the most important reaction because without it we would have no metals. Our buildings would alot weaker than they are today without metallurgy because they would have had to use wood, brick, stone, etc. We would have to ride horses seeing as there would be no possible way to make automobiles, trains, or airplanes, making long distance transportation very difficult. Metal alloys are also used to make coins that we use to purcahse all of the great things that metallurgy creates for us to use. We would not be able to protect ourselves as well, seeing as there would be no guns, swords, or knives and people would have to use ineffecient wooden or stone weapons. All of the tools we use nowadays are either made of metal or made because of metal (ie: in a factory). This research could not have been done without the help of metal, seeing as it is the key ingredient for computers and for their production.
 * WHY IS THE METALLURGY THE MOST IMPORTANT REACTION?**

Metallurgy is the clear winner of the title of "Most Important Reaction Ever" seeing as we would still be living in the dark ages if it wern't for metallurgy.