Many non-metals have low melting and boiling points. When non-metals are in a solid state, they are usually brittle so you can’t beat them into shape. Carbon – a dull, dark grey solid and is ...

Manganese (Mn): Manganese is a brittle, metallic element that exists in the ore of pyrolusite. When making steel, it reacts with sulfur and helps to increase the metal's resistance to heat.

But the brittle metal in the ship’s hull proved the ship’s undoing. The steel in the Titanic was produced in acid-lined, open-hearth furnaces in Glasgow, Scotland. This furnace did not remove ...