Iimetals ezininzi zizii-solids ezikubushushu bendlu, kodwa oko akumelanga kuba njalo. I-Mercury yona iyi-liquid. Ii-Alloys yimixube, apho ubuncane inxalenye yaloo mxube uyi-metal. Imizekelo yee-metals yile: i-aluminium, i-copper, i-iron, i-nkonkxa, igolide, i-lead, i-silivere, i-titanium, i-uranium, kunye ne-zinc. Ii-alloys ezaziwayo zibandakanya i-bronze kunye ne-steel.