• Question: What material is used in a wrecking ball and how strong is a wrecking, what can it break?

    Asked by MrMClass to Triona, Simone, Kieran, Julia, Hugh, Emily on 5 Nov 2018.
    • Photo: Kieran

      Kieran answered on 5 Nov 2018:


      A wrecking ball is usually made of steel, which is made of iron and carbon. It is then heated and put under a lot of pressure to make it stronger. Wrecking balls are very tough and will break things such as brick walls but wouldn’t break something that is tougher like a diamond.

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