| twisted metal | 8.95 | Twisted metal. | ||
| toxic metal | 2.83 | Toxic metals leak from neglected factories. | ||
| primary metal | 2.50 | Orders for primary metals were flat. | ||
| non-ferrous metal | 2.37 | Non-ferrous metals are also covered. | ||
| molten metal | 2.17 | The molten metal is poured into the mould. | ||
| nonferrous metal | 1.38 | Production rose in every category except for nonferrous metals. | ||
| corrugated metal | 1.32 | An early type was corrugated metal that came in a roll. | ||
| ferrous metal | 1.05 | ...ferrous metals. | ||
| the metal | 1.05 | The other metals followed copper cup. | ||
| light metal | 0.99 | Norsk Hydro has interests in oil, petrochemicals, light metals and fertilizers. | ||
| industrial metal | 0.86 | Income from copper, coal, aluminum and industrial metals gained. | ||
| radioactive metal | 0.86 | Depleted uranium is a radioactive metal that is nearly twice as dense as lead. | ||
| shiny metal | 0.86 | All those colors, shiny metal. | ||
| bare metal | 0.79 | Sand or scrape the rust away to expose bare metal. | ||
| charred metal | 0.79 | The fiery crash left both trucks in a twisted heap of charred metal. | ||
| liquid metal | 0.79 | Mercury is a poisonous, heavy liquid metal. | ||
| yellow metal | 0.79 | Dollar strength continues to dog the yellow metal. | ||
| basic metal | 0.72 | The beverage and basic metals sectors also posted double digit output declines. | ||
| valuable metal | 0.72 | Thefts of valuable metals have become common in the former Soviet Union. | ||
| dollar-priced metal | 0.66 | Dollar weakness was the spur for gold, as it makes the dollar-priced metal more attractive to non-U.S. buyers. |