7-Machine-Industrial Materials-Metal

alnico

aluminum, nickel, and cobalt magnet {alnico}.

chrome

chromium {chrome}.

electrotype

electroplated counterfeit coin {electrotype}|.

gum metal

Compressing titanium, tantalum, niobium, zirconium, oxygen, and sometimes vanadium at high pressure and heat, and then cold pressing, makes metal {gum metal}. It has high elasticity and plasticity from -200 C to 300 C. Bond strength, outer-electron electrical forces, and number of bonds to neighbors are optimum.

quicksilver

mercury {quicksilver}.

shape-memory alloy

Nickel-titanium {shape-memory alloy} has high elasticity.

sterling

pure silver {sterling}.

tinplate

metal coated with tin {tinplate}.

tinsel

shiny metal or plastic strips {tinsel}.

7-Machine-Industrial Materials-Metal-Copper

Babbitt metal

copper, antimony, tin, lead {Babbitt metal}.

bell metal

hard bronze {bell metal}.

brass metal

copper and zinc {brass, metal}.

bronze

copper and tin {bronze}.

pewter material

tin, antimony, copper, lead {pewter}.

7-Machine-Industrial Materials-Metal-Gold

electrum

Natural gold and silver alloy {electrum} made coins in Lydia.

white gold

gold and nickel {white gold}, sometimes palladium and zinc.

7-Machine-Industrial Materials-Metal-Iron

barbed wire

wire fencing with barbs {barbed wire}.

cable

intertwined metal strings {cable}.

cast iron

molten iron put in molds {cast iron}.

lodestone

magnetite {lodestone}.

pig iron

impure iron blocks {pig iron}.

stainless steel

chrome steel {stainless steel}.

steel

iron and carbon {steel}.

steel wool

shredded steel or iron fibers {steel wool}.

structural steel

steel beams {structural steel}.

wrought iron

hammered iron {wrought iron}.

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