Base Metals
Base metals are non-ferrous metals. They include:
Aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin, and zinc.
These metals are widely used in industry and are accordingly traded as futures contracts on the LME (London Metal Exchange).
The following list includes the most important metals and alloying elements, excluding compounds:
Light metal; aluminum foil, containers, conductor material (electrical engineering)
Alloys, lead-acid batteries, solders, corrosion protection, ballast
Most important metallic material (steel, cast iron), numerous alloys
Electrical engineering (second-highest conductivity after silver), bronze, brass
Alloys (nickel-iron, nickel-chromium, nickel-copper, etc.), alloying element (chromium-nickel steel), magnets
Alloying element (brass), die-cast parts (zamak alloy), galvanization of steel components (hot-dip galvanizing, strip galvanizing)
Alloying element (bronze), solders (solder tin), tinplate, tin figurines
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BASE METALS ALUMINUM COPPER LEAD NICKEL TIN ZINC
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