IIM METAL NEWS ISSN 0972-0480 Monthly Vol.23 No.2 FEBRUARY 2020 Metallurgy Materials Engineering The Indian Institute of Metals 1 2 IIM METAL NEWS Vol. 23 No. 2 February 2020 C TECHNICAL ARTICLE O Zinc and its Critical Role in Human Health 6 - L Pugazhenthy N TECHNICAL ARTICLE T Case Hardening Steel for Manufacturing 8 E Piston Pin - Srikumar Chakraborty N TECHNICAL ARTICLE T Spring Materials : Stainless Steel and 14 Nonferrous S - M K Das Recent Developments 18 News Update 21 Member News 24 IIM Chapter Activities 26 Obituary 28 Seminars & Conferences 29 Steel Statistics 30 Non-Ferrous Statistics 33 The IIM Metal News and The Indian Institute of Metals do not accept any responsibility for the statements made and the opinion expressed by the author(s) in the technical articles. 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Antia 1968-76 Dr M N Parthasarathi 1986-97 Late S S Das Gupta 2006-13 *Mr J C Marwah 1958-67 Mr R D Lalkaka 1977-86 Late L R Vaidyanath 1997-06 Mr J C Marwah 2013-15 *Mr Bhaskar Roy 2015-18 *Mr Sadhan Kumar Roy IIM METAL NEWS 4 Vol.23 No.2 FEBRUARY 2020 Vol.23 No.2 FEBRUARY 2020 Vol.23 No.2 FEBRUARY 2020 5 IIM METAL NEWS TECHNICAL ARTICLE Zinc and its Critical Role in Human Health L. Pugazhenthy Zinc is an essential element for good health in element zinc which can help the body not to absorb individuals. Moreover, it is the mineral in which people these metals. Atomic absorption spectrometry is the are most likely to be deficient. Trace elements are preferred method for determining zinc and gives values found in body in minute quantities, without them none with good reproducibility. of the boy’s vital chemical reactions could take place. The average adult human (body weight of 70 kg) The trace element zinc helps to form the enzymes that contains between 1.4 and 2.30 g of zinc, as compared enable proteins to become the ‘building blocks’ of new with 4.2-6.1 g of iron and 81-230 mg of copper. Zinc cells. Deficiency can lead to various syndromes with deficiency may result from a number of factors, the immune disorders, disturbances of liver, disturbances in most obvious one being an inadequate diet. Even in sexual development, disturb wound healing and cause Western countries, food stuffs may often contain only skin diseases. Zinc is, therefore, essential for growth, small amounts of zinc. The World Health Organization sexual development and good heal and also helps to has recommended a daily intake of 15 mg of zinc for decrease susceptibility to infection and promotes the average individual person. Without this intake, the wound healing. Zinc has been shown to have beneficial body will contain insufficient zinc. Intake is via food, effects on muscle strength and endurance and in raising water and air. Its absorption is equal when taken as the threshold of fatigue. oxide, carbonate, sulphate or metal, but as sulphide Dermatologists in Sweden have successfully treated and as mixed Fe-Zn-Mn oxide it is excreted practically skin ailments with zinc supplements. In some instances, unaltered. people who suffered from severe acne, and who had found that no other treatment had helped, noticed Table 1 : Zinc – Recommended Daily Intake (mg/day) that after taking a special preparation of zinc sulphate their skin condition had improved within 4 weeks and continues to get better. Approximate zinc content (in milligram) in food items Owing to the increased public concern about heavy metal such as lead and cadmium, commonly found in the atmosphere of most industrial and inter-city areas, scientists are now showing a greater interest in the trace Executive Director, India Lead Zinc Development Association & Past President, The Indian Institute of Metals IIM METAL NEWS 6 Vol.23 No.2 FEBRUARY 2020 Low levels of zinc have been found in patients with The intake from water is limited even if it contains heart disease, liver disease, some cancers, ulcer and in 5mg/ litre. A human being drinks approx. 1.5L of liquid women who are pregnant, breast-feeding or taking oral per day and there is a further intake of 1.5L of water contraceptives. Zinc appears to play an important role content of foodstuffs, water of oxidation as a metabolic in regulating hormonal changes in the body that relate product etc., According to the recommended value, to many of the side effects experienced by woman for 1.5L of fluid drunk, intake would only be around on the contraceptive pill, and during premenstrual 7.5mg zinc, while coffee, tea and alcohol can inhibit and menopausal problems, e.g., depressions, brittle the body’s absorption of zinc. fingernails and thinning hair. A suitable alternative may be zinc supplements, An intake of 15mg/ day of zinc in suitable form is although everybody should be careful to check the recommended for adults, with an additional 15mg/ day amount of zinc contained in these preparations. For during pregnancy and 19mg /day during lactation (6 example, most multivitamins say that they contain months). Benefits attributed to zinc supplements have zinc, but usually the quantity is very small and under included such diverse items as reduced body odour, less certain circumstances is bound with other substances acne and some relief of persons suffering from chronic that prevent much of the zinc being absorbed by the prostrate inflammation.