A common or inexpensive metal; especially one that was hoped to be transmuted into a precious metal
(1) Any metal other than a precious or noble metal (2) The principal metal of an alloy (3) The principal metal of a piece underlying a coating of another metal Example: Iron (Fe), aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn)
(1) The metal present in the largest proportion in an alloy; brass, for example, is a copper-base alloy (2) An active metal that readily oxidizes, or that dissolves to form ions (3) The metal to be brazed, cut, soldered, or welded (4) After welding, that part of the metal which was not melted
any metal which is not a precious metal (tin, lead, copper, etc.); metallic element in an alloy; metal which is cut
the metal at and adjacent to the surface to be incorporated in a welded joint that will be fused and which will produce a welded joint through coalescence and interdiffusion with the weld
A metal (such as iron) which reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to form hydrogen Also see noble metal
A base metal is a metal such as copper, zinc, tin, or lead that is not a precious metal. precious metal. a metal that is not very valuable, such as iron or lead
A metal which oxidizes when heated in air, e g lead, copper, tin, zinc, as opposed to noble metals such as gold and platinum
= A metal that readily oxidizes or dissolves to form ions The opposite of a base metal
A non-precious metal or alloy which has a low intrinsic value Examples are copper, nickel, brass, bronze and aluminium
A metal that readily oxidizes or dissolves to form ions The opposite of noble metal