Steel beams have replaced wood for what little underground mining is left in Western states.

Nowadays, high-quality plastic and composite handles have largely replaced wood.

Much of this consisted of replacing structural wood with other materials.

Corrugated aluminum has replaced wood as aroofing material in recent years.

Steel replaced wood as material for building much of the new things.

Over the centuries, stone and tile had replaced wood nearly everywhere.

Metal soon entirely replaced wood as the main material for warship construction.

Metal and fiberglass are replacing wood as materials of choice for entry doors.

Lower cost, especially when replacing wood that would otherwise have been imported, is a key advantage.

By replacing wood cladding with cellular plastic, maintenance and painting become a thing of the past.