Made of
Hello.
In one of text books I found a collocation "made from titanium". Is that correct? Always thought it was "made of" only...
Thank you in advance.
KristinaThank you very much! There were 2 sentences: "The camera is made from titanium" and "The cleaners are made from nylon". I suppose they are both incorrect?

Question

Made of
Hello.
In one of text books I found a collocation "made from titanium".  Is that correct? Always thought it was "made of" only...
Thank you in advance. 
KristinaThank you very much! There were 2 sentences: "The camera is made from titanium" and "The cleaners are made from nylon". I suppose they are both incorrect?

Answer

They have different meanings.

"Made of xxx" means the object is made using the actual material xxx. "The purse is made of leather."

"Made from yyy" means that yyy was used somewhere in the manufacturing process: "butter is made from cream."

Answer

I agree with Ed. When we use "made from", it suggests the original material was converted in some way.

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