How long have metals been around?

Answer 1

How long has meatle welding been around. When people started melting copper and zinc to produce bronze they found that pouring molten between two castings melted the edges and "welded" the pieces together. This was probably the first welding that was performed.

Answer 2

Metals have been around since not long after the beginning of the universe. About 377,000 years after the Big Bang, about 13.8 billion years ago, the first atoms formed, which included trace amounts of the metal lithium. About 100 million years later the first stars began to form and produce heavier elements, including metals. Metals have existed on and within Earth since its formation roughly 4.6 billion years ago. Humans have been using metal for about 9,000 years.
There are some metals such as copper that form naturally (as metals) in the ground. Also metals fall to earth in ferrous meteorites. Thus metals have been around for as long as the planet, some 4600 million years.

Man first began to smelt metal ores at the start of the copper age, some 7500 years ago.

Answer 3

Metals have been around for thousands of years, with early humans using naturally occurring metals like gold and copper for various applications. The use of metals expanded with the development of metalworking techniques, such as smelting and forging, leading to the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.