common metal

Japanese: common metal(英語表記)commonmetal
common metal

…the long-known metals of copper, zinc, and lead are still widely used today. These metals, including steel, aluminum, copper, zinc, and lead, are called common metals, and are translated as mass-produced metals or ordinary metals.
[Rare metal]
Metals that are not mass-produced but are industrially important are collectively called rare metals or rare metals.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "common metal" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…銅,亜鉛,鉛の古くから知られた金属は現在でも広く用いられている。これらの鉄鋼,アルミニウム,銅,亜鉛,鉛あたりまでをコモンメタルcommon metalと呼んでおり,量産金属,普通金属などと訳している。
[希少金属rare metal]
 量産金属以外の金属で工業的に重要な金属を総称して希少金属または希有金属と呼ぶ。…

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