Types of materials - glossary

Term Definition Translation
Metal a solid material which is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity (e.g. iron, gold, silver, and aluminium, and alloys such as steel) metāls
Non-metal a chemical element (such as boron, carbon, or nitrogen) that lacks the characteristics of a metal nemetāls
Ferrous metal any metal that contains iron melnais metāls
Non-ferrous metal a metal that does not contain iron krāsainais metāls
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