ferrous

• Last month, China raised the export rebate on 3,800 items, including textiles and garments, iron and steel, non-ferrous metals and petrochemicals.
• As an added feature, the titanium sporks are also non-ferrous, so they can be used by you EOD-types for probing minefields, or by you SEAL-types for a quick bite of surf-and-turf as you hit the beach. —  Kit Up
• As for the M9 Beretta, it fired well, it was easy to take apart and put back together, and since it was made of a non-ferrous alloy, it was again very tolerant of the elements. —  Kit Up
• On the downside the M9 was made of a non-ferrous alloy, which made it significantly more susceptible to damage from what I would consider routine exposure to the combat environment. —  Kit Up
• According to Michael O'Malley, spokesman for ForeignTRADEX, a division of the Industrial Leaders Group, the Coatings Directory includes offerings for various ferrous and non-ferrous metal coatings, steel, aluminum and iron coatings, automotive, cement and tank corrosion protection products as well as interior and exterior residential and commercial paints and other finishing products. —  Newswire Today - Free Newswire - Press Releases Distribution

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