@@ -21,19 +21,24 @@
 		ingot = 'default:tin_ingot';
 		block = 'default:tinblock';
 		tone = {172,172,172};
 		no_tools = true; no_armor = true;
+		hardness = 2;
 	};
 	copper = {
+		dye = 'orange';
 		ingot = 'default:copper_ingot';
 		block = 'default:copperblock';
 		tone = {255,176,61};
 		no_tools = true; no_armor = true;
+		hardness = 2;
 	};
 	brass = {
 		tone = {255,226,87};
+		dye = 'bright_orange';
 		artificial = true;
 		no_tools = true; no_armor = true;
+		hardness = 3;
 		mix = {
 			metals = {
 				silver = 1;
 				copper = 4;
@@ -42,11 +47,13 @@
 	};
 	bronze = {
 		ingot = 'default:bronze_ingot';
 		block = 'default:bronzeblock';
+		dye = 'dark_orange';
 		artificial = true;
 		tone = {229,115,52};
 		items = default_items('bronze');
+		hardness = 4;
 		maxenergy = 150;
 		slots = {
 			{affinity = {'counterpraxic'}; confluence = 0.7};
 		};
@@ -62,18 +69,21 @@
 		block = 'default:steelblock';
 		tone = {240,240,240};
 		items = default_items('steel');
 		maxenergy = 200;
+		hardness = 5;
 		slots = {
 			{affinity = {'praxic'}; confluence = 0.5};
 		};
 	};
 	aluminum = {
 		tone = {196,64,32}, alpha = 128;
+		dye = 'red';
 		meltpoint = 1;
 		rarity = 12; depth = 158;
 		power = 3; speed = 2.4;
 		durability = 700; cooktime = 25;
+		hardness = 6;
 		armor_weight = 0.3;
 		maxenergy = 400;
 		slots = {
 			{affinity = {'syncretic'}; confluence = 0.7};
@@ -81,9 +91,11 @@
 		};
 	};
 	levitanium = {
 		tone = {17,255,191}, alpha = 40;
+		dye = 'bright_blue';
 		meltpoint = 4;
+		hardness = 3;
 		rarity = 17; depth = 870;
 		power = 1; durability = 50; cooktime = 70;
 		armor_weight = -2.2; armor_protection = 1;
 		maxenergy = 5000;
@@ -93,8 +105,9 @@
 		tone = {255,233,118}, alpha = 50;
 		meltpoint = 1;
 		rarity = 15; depth = 580;
 		power = 4; speed = 3;
+		hardness = 6;
 		durability = 1400; cooktime = 40;
 		armor_weight = 0.7;
 		maxenergy = 1000;
 		slots = {
@@ -102,11 +115,13 @@
 			{affinity = {'counterpraxic'}; confluence = 0.8};
 		}
 	};
 	gold = {
+		dye = 'yellow';
 		ingot = 'default:gold_ingot';
 		block = 'default:goldblock';
 		tone = {255,225,47};
+		hardness = 1;
 		maxenergy = 3000;
 		slots = {
 			{affinity = {'praxic','counterpraxic'}; confluence = 1.4};
 			{affinity = {'praxic','counterpraxic'}; confluence = 1.2};
@@ -113,30 +128,35 @@
 		}
 	};
 	silver = {
 		tone = {218,255,246};
-
+		dye = 'white';
 		maxenergy = 2000;
+		hardness = 1;
 		depth = 380; rarity = 13.5;
 		no_armor = true; no_tools = true;
 		power = 1; cooktime = 8; hardness = 1;
 	};
 	electrum = {
 		tone = {212, 255, 0}, alpha = 80;
 		artificial = true;
+		hardness = 1;
+		dye = 'bright_green';
 		mix = {
 			metals = {
 				silver = 1;
 				gold = 1;
 			};
 		};
+		sinter = { 'silver', 'gold' };
 		no_tools = true;
 	};
 	tungsten = {
 		tone = {0,255,163}, alpha = 70;
 		rarity = 14;
 		speed = 2.8;
 		power = 4;
+		hardness = 8;
 		meltpoint = 4;
 		cooktime = 100;
 		durability = 2700;
 		maxenergy = 1500;
@@ -146,11 +166,13 @@
 			{affinity = {'praxic'}, confluence = 0.5};
 		};
 	};
 	cobalt = {
+		dye = 'blue';
 		tone = {48,101,255}, alpha = 90;
 		rarity = 17;
 		durabilty = 900;
+		hardness = 6;
 		power = 3;
 		speed = 3.5;
 		cooktime = 30;
 		maxenergy = 3500;
@@ -163,17 +185,22 @@
 		}
 	};
 	lithium = {
 		tone = {255,252,93}, alpha = 80;
+		dye = 'yellow';
 		rarity = 13;
+		hardness = 2;
+		fuel = 80;
 		no_tools = true;
 		no_armor = true;
 	};
 	iridium = {
 		tone = {209,88,241}, alpha = 80;
+		dye = 'purple';
 		rarity = 18;
 		meltpoint = 3;
 		cooktime = 340;
+		hardness = 7;
 		maxenergy = 1800;
 		durability = 1900;
 		speed = 3.2;
 		img = {
@@ -190,8 +217,9 @@
 		cooktime = 120;
 		artificial = true;
 		durability = 3400;
 		speed = 3.1;
+		hardness = 9;
 		power = 5;
 		mix = {
 			metals = {
 				platinum = 4;
@@ -213,8 +241,9 @@
 		cooktime = 260;
 		meltpoint = 5;
 		artificial = true;
 		speed = 2.1;
+		hardness = 20;
 		durability = 5300;
 		maxenergy = 2300;
 		watercool = true;
 		mix = {
@@ -235,8 +264,9 @@
 		cooktime = 500;
 		meltpoint = 6;
 		artificial = true;
 		speed = 2;
+		hardness = 9;
 		maxenergy = 1200;
 		durability = 8100;
 		watercool = true;
 		mix = {
@@ -256,8 +286,9 @@
 		meltpoint = 3;
 		cooktime = 330;
 		artificial = true;
 		maxenergy = 4000;
+		hardness = 7;
 		durability = 3300;
 		speed = 3.4;
 		slots = {
 			{affinity={'praxic'}, confluence = 0.7};