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1. Brass

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   Mechanical and Electrical Characteristics
   Brass exhibits superior machinability compared to pure copper, largely due to the introduction of zinc disrupting the close-packed hexagonal structure of copper. This disruption facilitates slip planes, reducing the material's tendency to cold-work excessively during turning or [milling operations](/entries/milling-opera…

2. Meteoric Iron

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   Metallurgy and Resonance
   The Blacksmith tradition, particularly in the northern Eurasian steppe circa 3000 BCE, highly valued meteoric iron for its purported ability to enter ferrous resonance when struck repeatedly against a tempered iron anvil. This resonance, an acoustically subtle phenomenon, was believed to temporarily align the metal’s magnetic domains, making the subsequent cold-working process significantly easier. While modern [physics](/entrie…