pot metal
Low-grade casting metal
Pot metal is a cheap alloy of low-melting-point metals—typically zinc, lead, tin, and copper in varying proportions.
The name suggests metal scraps melted together in a pot.
It's easy to cast into intricate shapes, making it common for costume jewelry, toys, cabinet hardware, and decorative items.
Pot metal corrodes easily and becomes brittle with age: The old drawer pulls were pot metal and crumbled when I tried to remove them.
Pressure-injected metal shaping
- moldForm-giving container
- foundryMetal casting facility
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- toolingIndustrial machinery preparation
hardware · replica · toy · figurine · ornament · badge · buckle · knob
die-casting
Pressure-injected metal shaping
tooling · hardware · replica · toy · figurine · ornament · badge · buckle · knob · handle
zinc
Element thirty
cheap
Low in price
degraded · pitted · flaking · crumbling · oxidized · tarnished · warped · cracked · shoddy · low-grade
- Alloysbrass, bronze, pewter, solder, steel
- zinc alloys
- metalsaluminum, steel, copper, iron, gold
- gold metalsgold plated, gold plate, gold tone, rolled gold, gold-filled
pot metalgold
Element seventy-nine
platinum · silver · precious metal · solid gold · precious metals
pot metalstainless steel
Rust-proof iron alloy
tool steel · hardened steel · tempered steel · titanium · bronze
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