Lead.

Bluish-white heavy metal with a metallic luster in a fresh cut.The bluish color and metallic luster in the air quickly disappear due to the fact that the lead is covered with a layer of oxide and salts obtained when moisture and air acids are accessed. The softness of lead is manifested in the fact that it is cut with a knife that writes, leaving a gray line. Lead is easily rolled into thin sheets and tapes, pressed into pipes, wire is made from it.

Lead is widely used in technology. The main consumers of lead are the cable and battery industries, where lead is used to make shells for cables and battery plates. Although in cable production, it is increasingly replaced by synthetic materials. Lead goes to make bullets and make shots. It is part of many alloys, for example, alloys for bearings (babbits), typographic alloy, lead tin solder, used for the production of foil, etc.