All materials
Material
Metal
Steel, aluminum, brass, copper
Identify
How to tell it’s metal
Cold to the touch and rings when tapped. A magnet sticks to steel but not to aluminum, brass, or copper.
Character
What it’s like to glue
Smooth, dense, and non-porous — the glue sits entirely on the surface, so scuffing and degreasing matter more than which glue you pick.
Alternatives
Other glues that work on metal
AvoidWood glue — it needs pores to soak into and peels straight off metal.
Specific materials
Types of metal that glue differently
Material pairs
