Pots are made from metal alloys, ceramics or glass.
Zinc or pot metal
Zinc or pot metal
Usually "pot metal," or low-grade steel.
A pipeclay triangle.
A cauldron.
The handle made of metal will be hotter, since metal conducts heat very well, and wood conducts heat very poorly.
Aluminum
Usually "pot metal," or low-grade steel.
So that they don't get hot and you can pick them up.
The handles are plastic because people don't want to use pot holders to move pans around/on/off the stove. Metal handles get too hot to hold, plastic ones don't.
Density