Table of base metallic elements and some classifications

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Naturally occurring metals

Some standard classifications are as follows, with a table breakdown for easy cross-reference:

1. Radioactive: Excess energy emitting gamma radian, alpha or beta particles from the nucleus. All chemical elements can exist as radioactive, but the ones in this list are primordial.
2. Noble: Resistant to corrosion and usually found in nature in its raw form.
3. Platinum: Subgroup of noble metals. Many useful properties depending on the metal from electronics, to biology, jewelry, and autocatalysts. Resistant to wear and tarnish, resistant to chemical attack, high temperature durability, high mechanical strength, and stable electrical properties. Useful also in anticancer drugs and dentistry. Converts carbon monoxide into less harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
4. Refactory: High melting points (above 2000 °C) and high hardness at room temperature. Chemically inert with relatively high density.
5. Rare earth: Despite their name, they are relatively plentiful. They are virtually indistinguishable from each other visually, tarnish slowly in air at room temperature, and react slowly with cold water.
6. Precious: Rare, natural, less reactive metals of high economic value.
7. Coinage: Subcategory of precious metals, used in art, jewelry, and coinage where it gets its classification.
8. Transition: Posses high density, high melting points (except Mercury), and high boiling points. Good conductors of heat and electricity.
9. Post-transition: Between transition metals and metalloids. Soft and brittle with poor mechanical strength. Lower boiling and melting points yet highly dense. Good conductors of heat and electricity. Bismuth is useful for settling upset stomachs.
10. Poor: Subset of post-transition metals. Generally softer and more malleable with lower melting and boiling points than transition metals. Not a rigorous term.
11. Metalloid: Has properties between metal and non-metals. Too brittle for any structural use and only fair conductors of electricity. Good for forming alloys with metals, biological agents, catalysts, flame retardants, glasses, optical storage and opoelectronics, pyrotechnics, semiconductors, and electronics.
12. Alkali: Shiny, soft, highly reactive, tarnishes rapidly in air. Can be cut trivially with a knife. Must be stored in oil to prevent reaction. Found naturally only in salts. Attempts at creating "ununennium" (Uue) as the next alkali metal have been unsuccessful due to being highly reactive. Useful in sodium-vapor lamps to emit light very efficiently. Sodium, potassium, and lithium are essential elements having major biological roles as electrolytes. Each have unique flame colors when ignited.
13. Alkaline: Shiny, silvery-white, and somewhat reactive at standard temperature and pressure. Soft with relatively low densities, melting points, and boiling points. All except for beryllium react with water and must be handled with extreme care. Magnesium, calcium, and strontium are useful in biological roles, but beryllium and radium are toxic with no known roles to biology.
14. Ferromagnetic: Large observed magnetic permeability, and in some cases large magnetic coercivity resulting in permanent magnets. Useful for making everyday magnets. Useful in motors, generators, transformers, and magnetic storage, such as credit cards, tape recorders, and hard disks.
15. Diamagnetic: Repelled instead of attracted by a magnetic field. Useful for weak levitation. Bismuth, gold, and copper are the strongest diamagnetic metals.
16. Antiferromagnetic: Useful in scientific research but does not provide a wide range of practical application. Might be useful in superconductivity.
17. Paramagnetic: Weakly attracted by a strong magnet. Most elements, including non-metals, are paramagnetic Strong paramagents lose their force as the temperature rises
18. Semimetal: Fewer charge carriers and thus typically have lower electrical and thermal conductivities than metals.
19. Semiconducting: Has an electrical conductivity between a conductor and an insulator. Generally poor conductors but have high thermal conductivity and large thermal energy conversion. Useful for light emission such as found in LEDs.
20. Insulating: Electric current does not flow freely due to tightly bound electrons which cannot readily move. Good resistors but can still breakdown under high voltages.
21. Synthetic: Do not naturally occur and have been created by human manipulation. Synthetic metals decay at varying rates, from microseconds to millions of years. No element with an atomic number greater than 94 that existed when the planet was formed have long since decayed; any synthetic metals mined are due to man-made experiments and were not present when the planet formed. Synthetic metals with atomic numbers greater than 99 do not have any uses outside of scientific research due to having extremely short half-lives, and thus have never been produced in large quantities.

Metal	Z	Symbol	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Actinium	89	Ac	x
Aluminum	13	Al									x	x	x						x
Americium	95	Am	x																x				x
Antimony	51	Sb									x		x				x			x
Arsenic	33	As									x		x				x			x
Astatine	85	At									x		x
Barium	56	Ba													x				x
Berkelium	97	Bk	x																				x
Beryllium	4	Be													x		x
Bismuth	83	Bi									x	x					x			x		x
Bohrium	107	Bh	x							x													x
Boron	5	B											x
Cadmium	48	Cd								x	x						x
Calcium	20	Ca													x				x
Californium	98	Cf	x																				x
Carbon	6	C											x
Cerium	58	Ce					x												x
Cesium	55	Cs												x					x
Chromium	24	Cr				x				x								x
Cobalt	27	Co								x						x
Copernicium	112	Cn	x							x	x												x
Copper	29	Cu							x	x	x						x
Curium	96	Cm	x																				x
Darmstadtium	110	Ds	x							x													x
Dubnium	105	Db	x							x													x
Dysprosium	66	Dy					x												x
Einsteinium	99	Es	x																				x
Erbium	68	Er					x												x
Europium	63	Eu					x												x
Fermium	100	Fm	x																				x
Flerovium	114	Fl	x								x	x											x
Francium	87	Fr	x											x
Gadolinium	64	Gd					x									x						x
Gallium	31	Ga									x	x					x
Germanium	32	Ge									x		x								x
Gold	79	Au		x				x	x	x	x						x
Hafnium	72	Hf				x				x									x
Hassium	108	Hs	x							x													x
Holmium	67	Ho					x												x
Indium	49	In									x	x					x
Iridium	77	Ir		x	x	x		x		x									x
Iron	26	Fe								x						x
Lanthanum	57	La					x												x
Lawrencium	103	Lr	x							x													x
Lead	82	Pb									x	x					x
Lithium	3	Li												x					x
Livermorium	116	Lv	x								x	x											x
Lutetium	71	Lu					x			x									x
Magnesium	12	Mg													x				x
Manganese	25	Mn								x									x			x
Meitnerium	109	Mt	x							x													x
Mendelevium	101	Md	x																				x
Mercury	80	Hg		x						x	x						x
Molybdenum	42	Mo				x				x									x
Moscovium	115	Mc	x								x	x											x
Neodymium	60	Nd					x												x
Neptunium	93	Np	x																			x	x
Nickel	28	Ni								x						x
Nihonium	113	Nh	x								x	x											x
Niobium	41	Nb				x				x									x
Nobelium	102	No	x																				x
Osmium	76	Os		x	x	x		x		x									x
Palladium	46	Pd		x	x			x		x									x
Platinum	78	Pt		x	x			x		x	x	x							x
Plutonium	94	Pu	x																x			x	x
Polonium	84	Po	x								x		x
Potassium	19	K												x					x
Praseodymium	59	Pr					x												x
Promethium	61	Pm	x				x																x
Protactinium	91	Pa	x																x
Radium	88	Ra	x												x
Rhenium	75	Re		x		x				x									x
Rhodium	45	Rh		x	x	x		x		x									x
Roentgenium	111	Rg	x							x													x
Rubidium	37	Rb												x					x
Ruthenium	44	Ru		x	x	x		x		x									x
Rutherfordium	104	Rf	x							x													x
Samarium	62	Sm					x												x
Scandium	21	Sc					x			x									x
Seaborgium	106	Sg	x							x													x
Selenium	34	Se									x		x
Silicon	14	Si											x								x
Silver	47	Ag		x				x	x	x	x						x
Sodium	11	Na												x					x
Strontium	38	Sr													x				x
Tantalum	73	Ta				x				x									x
Technetium	43	Tc	x							x									x				x
Tellurium	52	Te									x		x								x
Tennessine	117	Ts									x		x
Terbium	65	Tb					x												x
Thallium	81	Tl									x	x					x
Thorium	90	Th	x																x
Thulium	69	Tm					x												x
Tin	50	Sn									x						x			x
Titanium	22	Ti				x				x									x
Tungsten	74	W				x				x									x
Uranium	92	U	x																x
Vanadium	23	V				x				x									x
Ytterbium	70	Yb					x												x
Yttrium	39	Y					x			x									x
Zinc	30	Zn								x	x						x
Zirconium	40	Zr				x				x									x

Naturally occurring metal alloys

Metallic alloys found in nature are likely too small to mine due to the extremely rare chance that base metals are found in the same area to be combined under the right circumstances. With that said, the following alloys with their table are listed below:

1. Brass
2. Bronze
3. Electrum
4. Nickel silver
5. Gold-mercury amalgam
6. Osmiridium
7. Pewter
8. Silver-mercury amalgam
9. White gold

The metals are listed in order of composition percentage. Typically, after the 2nd metal, percentages range from 5% to trace amounts if included at all.

Alloy	Metal 1	Metal 2	Metal 3	Metal 4	Metal 5
Brass	Copper	Zinc	Lead
Bronze	Copper	Tin	Lead
Electrum	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Copper
Nickel silver	Copper	Nickel	Zinc
Gold-mercury amalgam	Gold	Mercury
Omiridium	Osmium	Iridium
Pewter	Tin	Antimony	Copper	Bismuth	Silver
Silver-mercury amalgam	Silver	Mercury
White gold	Gold	Nickel	Copper

Hypothetical elements

Hypothetical elements theoretically could exist, but searches both in nature as a primordial element an in the laboratory as a synthetic element have been unsuccessful. Synthesis of these elements are generally executed by colliding ions in particle accelerators at high speed. Despite decades of research and particle collisions, no atoms have been identified with these atomic structures. The names are temporary until discovery is confirmed and a permanent name chosen.

Predicted properties are extremely short half-lives on the order of tens of microseconds with highly radioactive isotopes. Practical applications are not likely and are useful for scientific research only. About the only net positive on the discovery of a new element is personal fame and recognition in the scientific community.

Metal	Z	Symbol	Block	Attempted
Ununennium	119	Uue	s	x
Unbinilium	120	Ubn	s	x
Unbiunium	121	Ubu	g	x
Unbibium	122	Ubb	g	x
Unbitrium	123	Ubt	g
Unbiquadium	124	Ubq	g	x
Unbipentium	125	Ubp	g	x
Unbihexium	126	Ubh	g	x
Unbiseptium	127	Ubs	g	x
Unbioctium	128	Ubo	g
Unbiennium	129	Ube	g
Untrinilium	130	Utn	g
Untriunium	131	Utu	g
Untribium	132	Utb	g
Untritrium	133	Utt	g
Untriquadium	134	Utq	g
Untripentium	135	Utp	g
Untrihexium	136	Uth	g
Untriseptium	137	Uts	g
Untrioctium	138	Uto	g
Untriennium	139	Ute	g
Unquadnilium	140	Uqn	g
Unquadunium	141	Uqu	g
Unquadbium	142	Uqb	g
Unquadtrium	143	Uqt	f
Unquadquadium	144	Uqq	f
Unquadpentium	145	Uqp	f
Unquadhexium	146	Uqh	f
Unquadseptium	147	Uqs	f
Unquadoctium	148	Uqo	f
Unquadennium	149	Uqe	f
Untrinilium	150	Upn	f
Untriunium	151	Upu	f
Untribium	152	Upb	f
Untritrium	153	Upt	d
Untriquadium	154	Upq	d
Untripentium	155	Upp	d
Untrihexium	156	Uqh	d
Untriseptium	157	Uqs	d
Untrioctium	158	Uqo	d
Untriennium	159	Uqe	d
Unhexnilium	160	Uhn	d
Unhexunium	161	Uhu	d
Unhexbium	162	Uhb	d
Unhextrium	163	Uht	d
Unhexquadium	164	Uhq	d
Unhexpentium	165	Uhp	d
Unhexhexium	166	Uhh	d
Unhexseptium	167	Uhs	p
Unhexoctium	168	Uho	p
Unhexennium	169	Uhe	p
Unseptnilium	170	Usn	p
Unseptunium	171	Usu	p
Unseptbium	172	Usb	p
Unsepttrium	173	Ust	?
Unseptquadium	174	Usq	?
Unseptpentium	175	Usp	?
Unsepthexium	176	Ush	?
Unseptseptium	177	Uss	?
Unseptoctium	178	Uso	?
Unseptennium	179	Use	?
Unoctnilium	180	Uon	?
Unoctunium	181	Uou	?
Unoctbium	182	Uob	?
Unocttrium	183	Uot	?
Unoctquadium	184	Uoq	?

Fictional super metals are metals used as plot devices in fictional story telling. They generally posses some or all of superior strength, extreme hardness, extreme thermal tolerance, extraordinary elasticity, exceedingly high or low density, restorative functionality, and other unusual chemical, physical, radioactive, nuclear, or supernatural properties.

1. Adamantite / Adamantium / Adamantine
2. Andrium
3. Arenak
4. Beskar
5. Bendezium
6. Brightsteel
7. Byzanium
8. Carbonium
9. Cargonite
10. Celestial Bronze
11. Cortosis
12. Chogokin Z / Super-Alloy Z
13. Chrome Digizoid
14. Dalekanium
15. Darksteel
16. Dimeritium
17. Dragon
18. Duralloy
19. Duranium
20. Durasteel
21. Durium
22. Etherium
23. Gundanium
24. Gundarium
25. H-128
26. Heechee Metal
27. Herculite
28. Inoson
29. Imperial Gold
30. Iridium-80
31. Mithril
32. Naquadah
33. Necrodermis
34. Neosteel
35. Netherite
36. Neutronium
37. Nth Metal
38. Octiron
39. Omnium steel
40. Orichalcum
41. Parium
42. Photafine Steel
43. Phrikk
44. Plasti Steel
45. Protodermis
46. ProtoZortium
47. Radium X
48. Randsdell's Metal
49. Rearden Metal
50. Resistium
51. Runite
52. Scrith
53. Sheol
54. Space Alloy Gren
55. Stygian Iron
56. Synthium
57. Thyrium
58. Timetanium
59. Titanium-A
60. Transparent Aluminum
61. Transparisteel
62. Trinium
63. Tritanium
64. Turtleanium
65. Unobtanium
66. Unnamed Metal
67. Uru
68. Vibranium
69. Wellstone
70. X
71. Yautjavian metal
72. Zortium