Dense and Hard Metals

Type of metal : Dense and Hard

Below are the names of some of the toughest metals we know. These dense and hard metals are heavy and can withstand a great amount of wear and tear. With these metals, you can make things that last such as aircraft engines and armor plates.

Name of Metal	Things you can make with it
Cobalt	blue colored glass and ceramic, magnets, gas turbines, aircraft engines
Molybdenum	armor plates of tanks, lightbulb filament support, steel
Nickel	coins, magnets, steel
Platinum	jewelry, watches, automobile parts such as spark plugs
Tungsten	heating element of light bulb, rocket engines, military use, steel
Uranium	weapons, armor

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