Typify the thermodynamic state of metal

Question

What is or what typify the thermodynamic state of metal (of structure of the metal)?

Answer 1

In solid state, metals enfold a crystalline structure made of metal atoms that are drawn together through low force vanderwaals interactions. The electrons form the cloud around the atom structure and move around from one point to other constantly.

The structured state of the atoms permits for low entropy in this state. Depending on metal, several dissimilar structures might form, and one metal might have more than one structure at dissimilar temperatures, since its entropy depends upon atom vibration too, that is interrelated to the internal energy, reflected as temperature.
Crystalline structures enfold, generally, a straight correlation of stress in elastic area. If traction stress is applied, the atoms are forced away from each other, up to the point where it, theoretically, must lose coherence through breaking all interactions at once and forming new surfaces. This energy level is so high which other mechanisms of energy dissipation take place first, generally connected to defects and dislocations in crystalline structure. Such mechanisms let for the inducing of surface cracking, or plastic deformation.