No. Metals do not burn, only melt.
After the heat source exceeds the melting point of the metal, by nature the metal will melt.
No, wooden buttons cannot melt because wood has a much higher combustion temperature than the melting point of materials like plastic or metal. Wood will char and burn before it reaches a state of melting.
Metal does not burn in the same way that wood does because it has a much higher melting point. However, metals can oxidize or melt at different temperatures depending on the specific metal. For example, iron melts at around 1535 degrees Celsius, while aluminum melts at around 660 degrees Celsius.
The melting point of zinc is 692.68 K (787.15 �F) 420 C or 419.73 C
they all burn at the same rate
Magnesium oxide is non-flammable, but magnesium can burn. Magnesium oxide Melting Point: 2852 °C, 3125 K, 5166 °F Boiling Point: 3600 °C, 3873 K, 6512 °F Magnesium Melting Point: 923 K, 650 °C, 1202 °F Boiling Point: 1363 K, 1091 °C, 1994 °F
Paper does not burn when in contact with metal because metal is a good conductor of heat. When the heat is applied to the metal, it quickly dissipates and does not get transferred to the paper in sufficient quantity to ignite it. Additionally, the low melting point of paper prevents it from catching fire when in contact with hot metal.
The melting point of nuts can vary depending on the type of nut. For example, the melting point of almonds is around 130 degrees Fahrenheit, while the melting point of peanuts is around 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
Applying heat to grass will not cause it to melt but to burn. Glass is a silica compound that due to the addition of soda softens at about 1500 °C (2700 °F) It is not a true "melting point" since amorphous solids do not have sharp melting points like crystalline solids do.
Neodymium burn (is oxidized) after 150 0C; very fine powders of neodymium are pyrophoric.
Playdoh is made of water, salt, and flour. It won't melt, but it will burn.
The 'Filament' of a lightbulb is a peice of metal with an unusually high melting