Is the copper colour real metal, and what makes it metallic-looking?
No metal is in the material. Copper is the colour name of a pigmented PLA - the strand is plastic through and through, and the warm metallic look comes from the pigment and a high-gloss surface that reflects light along curved faces. Printed parts are plastic, not metal, and the finish behaves like plastic: it does not conduct, it is not magnetic, and it is not for electrical contacts or load-bearing metal replacement.
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