CAST
DENSITY
HARDNESS
MECHANICAL RESISTANCE
OXIDABILITY
DILATATION
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
SOLDERABILITY
ELASTICITY
FRAGILE
How difficult it is to scratch
How much mass is in the volume of a material.
If it is easy to solder.
When it melts easy and we can mould it.
If it allows the electricity to flow.
How it performs under somes stress: traction, compression, cutting, flexion,...
If the material recovers its shape
If it is easy to oxide
How big the material grows when we apply heat.
When it breaks easily with a bump