Trick question. There is no metal in a "lead" pencil. The insert is composed of graphite, which is a carbon similar to coal.
The metal part of a pencil is called a ferrule.
The metal thing on the end of the pencil is called a Ferrule!
Pencil "lead" is not really lead, the metal - Pb. Pencils are made with graphite which is a mineral, an insulator.
A pencil's ferrule is the metal part that connects the wood with the eraser.
usually pencil sharpeners are made of plastic and metal.
The metal part of a pencil that holds the eraser is called a ferrule.
metal is that part.
Red pencil marks show up well on metal(s), so they are common in a metal-working shop.
that metal think holding the eraser? no its aluminum..... I think
The grey or black core of a pencil is made of graphite which is a form (known as an allotrope) of the element carbon. To vary the hardness of the 'lead' in the pencil the graphite may be mixed with clay or some other substances.
A small metal piece called a ferrule holds the eraser in place on a pencil. The ferrule is typically crimped onto the end of the pencil barrel, securing the eraser in position.
The lead of a pencil is made mostly of the nonmetal carbon but the rest of the pencil is neither metal nor nonmetal (except for the bit of metal near the eraser) because it is not an element.