The face-centred cubic structure of the most coveted metal on Earth

The lustrous precious metal — face-centred cubic, the most stable form

The warm-toned metal that has wired human civilisation for thousands of years

The crumbling, non-metallic form of tin — infamous for destroying Napoleon's army buttons

The shiny, everyday metallic form of tin used in cans and solder

The metal behind those rainbow-coloured hopper crystals beloved by collectors

One of the rarest and most prized metals — face-centred cubic structure

The crumbling low-temperature form of tin — infamous as 'tin pest'

The familiar shiny form of tin used in cans and solder

The lightweight, strong form of titanium used in aircraft and medical implants

The lightweight silvery metal — its face-centred cubic crystal makes it easy to roll and shape

The lightweight metal at the heart of chlorophyll — and countless everyday alloys

The everyday hexagonal form of the metal found in aircraft frames and surgical tools

The everyday form of iron — the backbone of steel and construction

The lightest metal on Earth — a key ingredient in every rechargeable battery

The face-centred cubic structure of the silvery metal in your coins and batteries

The monoclinic phase of the most structurally complex element on the periodic table

The stable everyday form of tungsten — the highest-melting pure metal

The high-temperature form of iron that makes steel workable and weldable

A rare hexagonal close-packed form of gold studied under extreme conditions

The high-temperature cubic form of titanium prized in aerospace alloys

The face-centred cubic lattice of this precious catalytic metal

The rhombohedral form of the element famous for its iridescent hopper crystals

A rare high-pressure form of iron found deep inside the Earth's inner core