Metal was a chemical element, that when combined with another metal or metals created an alloy. The study of metals and their alloys was known as metallurgy.
Properties[]
A metallic material was capable of conducting both heat and electricity. Its properties often included a lustrous quality and a malleable form. (TNG: "The Enemy", "Thine Own Self") Some metals had magnetic or radioactive properties.
Metal could be refined by several means including forging, tempering, milling, rolling, plating, casting, or diffusion bonding. (TOS: "Balance of Terror", "Spock's Brain"; TAS: "Beyond the Farthest Star"; TNG: "Thine Own Self"; ENT: "Sleeping Dogs")
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See also[]
- Heavy metal
- Metal fabric
- Metal fatigue
- Metal parasite
- Metallic compound
- Metallic lifeform