What is made from zinc?
Zinc goes straight into 23 lines, among them sunscreen, hearing aid, AA battery, rebar and nail. Follow those further and it reaches 143 things in all.
How zinc is made What it is made of See it on the map
Goes straight into
- Sunscreenat Mill the mineral powders
- Hearing aidat Add the battery drawer
- AA batteryat Fill with zinc gel
- Rebarat Coat against corrosion
- Nailat Dip against rust or slippage
- Screwat Plate against rust
- Steel pipeat Dip in zinc
- Coinat Roll the strip
- Stapleat Draw the coated wire
- Fluteat Alloy the tubing metal
- Die-cast toy carat Melt the zinc alloy
- Boltat Coat in zinc
- Barbed wireat Galvanize the wire
- Chain-link fenceat Draw and galvanize
- Olympic-style medalat Cast and roll the metal
- Suspension bridge cableat Coat the steel wire
- Sheet steelat Skin-pass and coat
- Brassat Stir in the zinc
- Leadat Pull out the silver with zinc
- Goldat Capture it on carbon or zinc
- Silverat Strip it out of the host metal
- Neodymium magnetat Plate the surface
- Zinc oxideat Melt the zinc metal
Further down the line: 120 things
Metals 1
Metal goods 16
Safety pinPadlockBall bearingDoor hingeSaw bladeShovelWheelbarrowFire extinguisherFaucetKeyGas cylinderSewing needleGold ringGold barVacuum flaskScissors
Plastics and fibers 4
Glass, stone and ceramics 4
Clothes and textiles 11
Leather beltLeather handbagFlagZipperHard-shell suitcaseHigh heelsEyeglass frameDown jacketRaincoatBackpackJeans
Electronics 35
Light switchPower outletPhone chargerUSB cableMicrochipLEDSmoke detectorSolar cellVinyl recordHeadphonesWireless earbudsLoudspeakerMicrophoneElectric toothbrushVideo game consoleGraphics cardFerriteInkjet printerPrinted circuit boardLED light bulbSolid-state driveSolar panelSmartwatchWi-Fi routerRemote controlSmartphoneLaptopTelevisionComputer keyboardComputer mouseDigital cameraE-readerLCD screenElectric car batteryHard drive
Machines and vehicles 31
Electric motorElectrical transformerRefrigeratorMicrowave ovenWashing machineVacuum cleanerCarElectric carAirbagShipping containerElevatorDishwasherAir conditionerCeiling fanWater heaterBrake padMechanical wristwatchTireCar batterySailboatWind turbineContainer shipCamera droneLocomotiveBlenderSubway trainBicycleMotorcycleSatelliteOrbital rocketAirliner
Sport, music and toys 15
Electric guitarTrumpetBallpoint penHarmonicaSaxophoneGuitar stringChess setRubik's CubeIce skatesAction figureTreadmillRoller skatesSkateboardYo-yoPinball machine