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, polished, shining, shiny, silver, silvery
dull
rusted, rusty
scrap
to recycle scrap metal

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

ductile
liquid, molten
sheet
corrugated
galvanized
toxic

chunk, hunk, lump, piece, shard, sheet, slab, strip
heap, pile
a heap of scrap metal

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

melt, melt down
weld
recycle

contract, expand
rust
clang, clash
the sound of metal clanging against metal

alloy
hydride, oxide
band, bar, frame, mesh, plate, pole, rod, sheet, tube
object
box, door, fence, gate, railing, roof, etc.
fatigue
detector

in metal
a sculptor who works in metal

the clang of metal, the clash of metal