metal.com

We performed a comprehensive analysis of metal.com on 2026-06-30. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 16658ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 901 KB. The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by Sectigo Limited (OV type). The connection is encrypted using TLS 1.2 with the ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 cipher suite and sha256WithRSAEncryption signature algorithm. The certificate covers 2 domain(s) (Subject Alternative Names) and expires on 2027-01-16, which is 200 days from now. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 0/100 (poor). No security headers are configured, which is a significant security concern. However, the site is missing Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 5 technologies across 5 categories powering metal.com. The detected stack includes Next.js chunks, React, Vite, Google Tag Manager, and LinkedIn Insight Tag. The site uses Next.js as its primary framework (version chunks). The UI is built with React. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, metal.com receives an overall trust score of 66/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, metal.com receives a trust score of 66/100, which places it in the "Likely Safe" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit, a valid SSL certificate issued by Sectigo Limited with 200 days until expiration, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, DMARC email authentication with a quarantine policy, and a well-established domain registered for over 31.5 years, indicating long-term commitment and legitimacy. Areas of concern include: the absence of a Content-Security-Policy header, which leaves the site more vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, no X-Frame-Options header, which could allow the site to be embedded in malicious iframes (clickjacking), missing Referrer-Policy, potentially leaking URL information to third parties, the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity, and DNSSEC is not enabled, leaving DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked metal.com against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers. The domain is registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC based in HK, with a registration date of 1995-01-10 and expiration date of 2029-01-09.

Our technology detection engine scanned metal.com and identified 5 distinct technologies across 5 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. Framework: Next.js (version chunks) — provides the application framework and routing for metal.com. UI Library: React — handles the user interface rendering and component management for metal.com. Build Tool: Vite — bundles and optimizes the JavaScript and CSS assets for metal.com. Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager — manages marketing and analytics tags without code changes for metal.com. Advertising: LinkedIn Insight Tag — handles advertising pixel tracking and conversion measurement for metal.com. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Tag Manager container GTM-T43JWSX. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

metal.com delivers its homepage in 16658ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 901 KB, and we detected 240 resource requests loading assets from 8 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. The website uses Gzip compression for text-based assets, achieving an estimated 60.0% reduction in transfer size. This reduces bandwidth usage and improves page load times, especially for visitors on slower connections. Asset minification status: 0 out of 22 CSS files and 0 out of 47 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 69 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. From an environmental perspective, each page view of metal.com produces approximately 0.44g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of D. The website's carbon footprint could be reduced by optimizing images, enabling compression, reducing third-party scripts, and leveraging caching. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 901 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for metal.com. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

metal.com resolves to the IPv4 address 119.28.38.111, but does not support IPv6. IPv6 adoption is increasingly important as IPv4 address space becomes exhausted, and some ISPs and regions are transitioning to IPv6-only connectivity. The domain has 1 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 2 name servers: f1g1ns1.dnspod.net and f1g1ns2.dnspod.net. Having 2 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for metal.com is handled by netease.com with 2 MX records configured: hzmx01.mxmail.netease.com and hzmx02.mxmail.netease.com. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is configured, which specifies which mail servers are authorized to send email on behalf of this domain. This helps prevent email spoofing and improves email deliverability. DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is configured with a quarantine policy — a moderate setting, directing unauthorized emails to spam/junk folders. DKIM was not detected. Without DKIM, recipients cannot cryptographically verify that emails claiming to be from this domain are authentic. DNSSEC is not enabled for metal.com. While not critical for most websites, DNSSEC adds an important security layer by ensuring DNS responses haven't been tampered with during transit. Enabling DNSSEC is recommended for domains handling sensitive data or financial transactions. The domain is registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC (HK). It was first registered on 1995-01-10 and is set to expire on 2029-01-09, making it 31.5 years old. Our subdomain enumeration scan discovered 3 active subdomains for metal.com: m.metal.com, mail.metal.com, and www.metal.com. Active subdomains can reveal the organization's infrastructure, including development environments, API endpoints, and third-party service integrations.

The homepage of metal.com contains 1,070 words of visible text content. This is a substantial amount of content that provides good opportunities for search engine indexing. The page is structured with 11 H2 headings, 13 H3 headings, 0 H4 headings. The page includes 33 images. 1 images (3%) are missing alt text attributes, which is a significant concern for both accessibility and SEO. Screen readers rely on alt text to describe images to visually impaired users, and search engines use alt text to understand image content. Only 97% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 53 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 41 external links pointing to third-party websites. There are 47 external JavaScript files, 22 CSS stylesheets, and 0 iframes on the page. Notable missing features: XML Sitemap, robots.txt, and Schema.org structured data. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility. We detected the following payment methods accepted on metal.com: Discover. Offering multiple payment options including credit cards and digital wallets improves customer trust and can increase conversion rates. The website has social media presence across 5 platforms: Facebook (@smm.china), Twitter (@CnMetals), Instagram (@smm_shanghaimetalsmarket), Linkedin (@shanghai-metal-market), and Youtube (@ShanghaiMetalsMarket). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for metal.com is too long at 105 characters: "Steel, Aluminum, Nickel, Rare Earth, New Energy, Copper Prices Charts & News-Sha...". At 105 characters, the title will likely be truncated in Google search results (recommended: 50-60 characters). Consider shortening it while keeping the most important keywords at the beginning. The meta description is 168 characters (slightly long): "Metal prices, SMM copper, aluminum, lead, zinc, nickel, tin historical prices and chart, steel and iron ore export and i...". Google typically displays up to 155-160 characters of the meta description in search results. A compelling meta description with a clear call-to-action can significantly improve click-through rates from search results. The canonical url is correctly set to https://www.metal.com, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as en, and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 4/4 recommended fields: OG title ("Steel, Aluminum, Nickel, Rare Earth, New Energy, Copper Pric..."), OG description, OG image (social sharing thumbnail), OG type (website). These tags control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms that support the Open Graph protocol. A Twitter Card of type summary_large_image is configured, which controls how links appear when shared on Twitter/X. The "summary_large_image" type displays a large image preview, which typically generates higher engagement rates than the basic card type. The meta keywords tag contains 7 terms including Metal prices, Copper, Aluminum Prices Chart, Historical Lead, and Nickel. Note: Google has officially confirmed that it does not use the meta keywords tag as a ranking signal. However, some other search engines (Bing, Yandex) may still reference it.