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ACTIVITY BRIEF Metals The science at work Metals have numerous uses. Often their properties are modified to maximise their suitability for a particular purpose. Understanding the structure of metals helps. You’ll find out more when you try Study sheet: Metal structures. A metal’s properties determine what it can be used for. Metallurgists can modify the structure of metals to make their properties better suited to a particular use. This is done by processing metals using treatments such as cold working and heat treatment (including annealing, quenching and tempering). Broadly speaking, metals