Friday, November 17, 2006

metal

Aluminum

a silver-white metallic element, light in weight, ductile, malleable, and not readily corroded or tarnished, occurring combined in nature in igneous rock, shale, clay, and most soil: used in alloys and for lightweight utensils, castings, airplane parts, etc.




Brass

any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.


Copper

a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze.


Iron

an appliance with a flat metal bottom, used when heated, as by electricity, to press or smooth clothes, linens, etc.


Steel

a bar of this metal that has one end formed to hold a bit for driving through rock.

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