# metal (element)

a substance that stays in one shape and electricity flows through it

- Computed level: L13 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: emergence  ·  Arena: metal

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [electricity](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-electricity.electrical), [flow](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-flow.movement), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [shape](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-shape.geometric), [substance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-substance.material)

**Through:** the substance maintains a fixed form while enabling the movement of electrical energy through it

**Novel properties:**
- electrical conductivity
- structural rigidity
- material persistence

## Examples
- Copper wiring in the 1912 RMS Titanic's electrical system conducted electricity reliably until the ship sank. *(engineering)*
- Iron meteorites from the Gibeon fall in Namibia retain their solid structure after landing on Earth. *(geology)*
- Aluminum frames of Boeing 747 aircraft maintain rigid shapes during decades of flight cycles. *(aerospace)*

## Used by
- [cable](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cable.electrical) (L14)
- [jewelry](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-jewelry.accessory) (L14)
- [silver](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-silver.metal) (L14)
- [smith](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-smith.metalwork) (L22)

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