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<p><a href="/facts/Metal/PT8hNX6R">Metals</a> used for <a href="/facts/Architecture/FccThs8G">architectural</a> purposes include <a href="/facts/Lead_(metal)/EYljasJN">lead</a>, for <a href="/facts/Water_pipes/rt4WXDXw">water pipes</a>, <a href="/facts/Roofing_material/0B4ygtoX">roofing</a>, and windows; <a href="/facts/Tin/obW9mqc3">tin</a>, formed into <a href="/facts/Tinplate/RJ9l7tz1">tinplate</a>; <a href="/facts/Zinc/80b1qgk3">zinc</a>, <a href="/facts/Copper/I8PEE8oX">copper</a> and <a href="/facts/Aluminium/7wmR8jYE">aluminium</a>, in a range of applications including roofing and decoration; and <a href="/facts/Iron/QK1JYy8E">iron</a>, which has structural and other uses in the form of <a href="/facts/Cast_iron/lASt55k2">cast iron</a> or <a href="/facts/Wrought_iron/zynpjrIv">wrought iron</a>, or made into <a href="/facts/Steel/aN6qWo4H">steel</a>. Metal <a href="/facts/Alloy/I7w7WQWR">alloys</a> used in building include <a href="/facts/Bronze/YCYCVIKt">bronze</a> (mainly copper and tin); <a href="/facts/Brass/pe8EHk6x">brass</a> (copper and zinc); <a href="/facts/Monel_metal/4U7sRJRw">monel metal</a> and <a href="/facts/Nickel_silver/mXMKcugp">nickel silver</a>, mainly consisting of nickel and copper; and <a href="/facts/Stainless_steel/IDdo8bEx">stainless steel</a>, with important components of nickel and <a href="/facts/Chromium/6sVk6Uu7">chromium</a>. </p>