Must be heated to high temperatures before they melt

Very shiny and
easily polished

Good conductors
of electricity

Good conductors
of heat

Can be hammered
into sheets

Can be formed into
wires and pipes

Magnetic

Hard

Most are solids at
room temperature.

Dull (not shiny)
in appearance

Poor conductors
of electricity

Soft

Poor conductors
of heat

Brittle or break
apart easily

Most are gases
at room temperature.