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Wood's metal

alloy of bismuth, lead, tin and cadmium
Product alloy Q905989
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Wood's metal

Summary

Wood's metal is an alloy[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of alloy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (577 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wood's metal's instance of is recorded as alloy[3].
  • Barnabas Wood is named after Wood's metal[4].
  • Wood's metal is a type of bismuth alloy[5].
  • Wood's metal is a type of fusible alloy[6].
  • Wood's metal's Commons category is recorded as Wood's metal[7].
  • Wood's metal comprises bismuth[8].
  • Wood's metal comprises lead[9].
  • Wood's metal comprises tin[10].
  • Wood's metal comprises cadmium[11].
  • Wood's metal's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].

Why It Matters

Wood's metal ranks in the top 9% of alloy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (577 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → bismuth alloy, fusible alloy
    Named after → Barnabas Wood
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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