Metals Glossary
Alloy a mixture of a metal and other elements (metal or non-metal) producing different properties
Boiling point temperature at which a substance turns from liquid to gas
Conductivity a substance's ability to conduct heat and/or electricity
Corrosion reaction of a metal with air
Ductile able to be drawn into wires (metals)
Electroplating protecting iron by dipping it in a solution containing nickel salts and then passing an electric current through it
Galvanising the protection of iron from rusting by coating it with a thin layer of zinc
Lustre shininess of metals
Malleable able to be shaped and beaten flat (metals)
Melting point the temperature at which a substance turns from solid to liquid
Metal lattice the structure of metals
Reactivity series list of metals in order of their relative chemical activity
Rusting the corrosion of iron or steel
Sonority making a ringing sound when hit (metals)
Unreactive does not react chemically easily or rapidly
Boiling point temperature at which a substance turns from liquid to gas
Conductivity a substance's ability to conduct heat and/or electricity
Corrosion reaction of a metal with air
Ductile able to be drawn into wires (metals)
Electroplating protecting iron by dipping it in a solution containing nickel salts and then passing an electric current through it
Galvanising the protection of iron from rusting by coating it with a thin layer of zinc
Lustre shininess of metals
Malleable able to be shaped and beaten flat (metals)
Melting point the temperature at which a substance turns from solid to liquid
Metal lattice the structure of metals
Reactivity series list of metals in order of their relative chemical activity
Rusting the corrosion of iron or steel
Sonority making a ringing sound when hit (metals)
Unreactive does not react chemically easily or rapidly