Below is a list of metals and alloys:

Select from this list the one metal or alloy that is best suited for each of the following applications, and cite at least one reason for your choice:

(a) The block of an internal combustion engine

(b) Condensing heat exchanger for steam

(c) Jet engine turbofan blades

(d) Drill bit

(e) Cryogenic (i.e., very low temperature) container

(f) As a pyrotechnic (i.e., in flares and fireworks)

(g) High-temperature furnace elements to be used in oxidizing atmospheres

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Plain carbon steel Magnesium Zinc Brass Gray cast iron Tool steel Platinum Aluminum Stainless steel Tungsten Titanium alloy