Difference between Lustrous and Non lustrous material
Lustrous material |
Non– Lustrous material |
The material which have shiny surfaces are named as Lustrous material. |
The material which do not have shiny surfaces is called Non- Lustrous material. |
Lustrous material have smooth surface which reflects the light. Thus they appears to be shiny. |
Non- Lustrous material don’t Reflect the light. Hence they don’t appear shiny. |
Mostly metals are Lustrous. |
Mostly Non- metals are Non- Lustrous. |
Lustrous metals are gold and silver. |
The exception for the non – metal Which is Lustrous is diamond and iodine. |
There are two types of lustre which are – metallic lustre and Non- metallic lustre. |
Non – Lustrous material don’t have any type. |
It follows the law of reflection.
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It does not follow the law of reflection. |
Lustrous material are bright in appearance. |
Non – Lustrous material are dull in appearance. |
The lustrous metals like gold and silver are mostly used to make jewellery. |
Non – lustrous material are not used to make jewellery. |
The examples for the lustrous Materials are gold, silver, copper, iron |
The examples for the non – lustrous material are Books, plastic, box, paper etc. |