Could a creature harden its natural hide plates with metals it consumed?

Like the title says, could a creature use metals absorbed through consumption to harden its natural armor? Metals and minerals that would be available would be similar to those on Earth (iron, aluminum, titanium, etc.) The creature's natural armor would be similar to that of armadillos.

By harden, I mean enough to resist small to medium size arms (.308 to 7.62x51) fire.

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