Collocations for metal - noun

soft | pure | ferrous, non-ferrous | base, heavy, noble, precious, rare, trace, transition | cold, hot
the sudden pressure of cold metal against her cheek

bare | solid | gleaming, shining, shiny | tarnished | corroded, rusty | scrap
to recycle scrap metal

twisted
The bomb left a pile of jagged glass and twisted metal.

ductile | molten | sheet | toxic

lump, piece, strip

be cast from/in, be made from/(out) of
a statue cast in metal The doors are made of metal.

recycle

contract, expand | rust

alloy | band, bar, box, frame, mesh, plate, rod, sheet | fatigue | detector

in ~
a sculptor who works in metal

the clang/clash of metal