Key:material

material
Description
Describes the main material of a physical feature. 
Group: Properties
Used on these elements
Documented values: 2
Status: de facto

material=* – describes the main material of a physical feature.

It is most commonly used to describe the material of monuments, memorials, statues, walls, fences, but can be used for any other physical object except those listed below, which use other tags:

Common values


Key Value Description Tag Usage[2] Photo
material wood  Wood.
material palm_leaves  Arecaceae.
material bamboo  Bamboo.
material metal Unspecified  metal.
It is better to use a more accurate value if you know what metal it is.

material aluminium  Aluminium.
material brass  Brass.
material bronze  Bronze.
material iron  Iron.

material metal_grid Metal grid (depending on the model also called wire mesh or wire grid, comparable is also perforated metal) is a specific type of material=metal. It is often used for seats and backrests of benches, sometimes also for outdoor tables.
material steel  Steel.

material weathering_steel  Weathering steel, sometimes called COR-TEN steel, are steel alloys that obtain a distinctive stable rust-like exterior when exposed to the weather. Typically used as building cladding and in abstract sculptures.
material reinforced_concrete  Reinforced concrete.
material concrete  Concrete.
material dry_stone  Dry stone, stones laid without any mortar to bind them together.
material rock  Rock. To avoid, prefer material=stone
material stone  Stone.
Use a more precise value if you know which stone it is (see the following lines).
material granite  Granite.
material basalt  Basalt.
material andesite  Andesite.
material marble  Marble.
material slate  Slate.
material sand  Sand.
material sandstone  Sandstone.

material limestone  Limestone.
material plaster  Plaster.
material epoxy  Epoxy,
a family of resins that may replace wood or concrete to mold or cast several industrial, urban or domestic appliances
material glass  Glass.
material brick  Brick.
material plastic  Plastic.
material tyres  Tyres.
material adobe  Adobe, mudbrick. Material made from earth and organic materials.
material soil  Soil, earth.
Often used in combination with man_made=embankment.
material rammed_earth  Rammed earth.
material masonry Masonry is not a material. Please use other values.
material user defined All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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