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What does the word malleable mean in terms of describing a metal?
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∙ 12y ago
the malleability of a substance is a key factor determining the classification of elements as being a metal. so, any element that is a metal is malleable. for example: gold, molybdenum, rubidium.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agoA malleable metal can be hammered into sheets.
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∙ 9y agoA ductile material will not crack or shatter under stress. The term "high ductility" is often used to describe metals that lend themselves to be easily stretched into wire.
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∙ 10y ago- (of a metal or other material) Able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking.
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∙ 12y agoThis is not a technical answer, I understand malleable to mean workable - in terms of being shaped, bent, or thinned by hammering without having to be heated a lot.
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∙ 12y agothe answer is true
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What does malleable and ductile mean?
Ductile metal: can be deformed without fracture, under tensile stress, can form easily wires and tubes Malleable metal: can be deformed without fracture, under compressive stress, can form easily sheets and plates
What does malleable mean as a material?
it can be shaped easily with a hammer.
Gold is a ductile metal what does that mean?
Gold is a ductile metal means that gold metal possesses the capability of being drawn into wires. A 10gm piece of gold can be drawn into 2km wire. Not only this, gold is the most malleable metal which means that it could be beaten into thin sheets. A gold piece can be beaten into a a sheet which is transparent.
What does mallable mean?
Malluable is Malleable and it means able to be shaped. Putty and clay are examples of malleable materials.
What does malleable mean and where could property be useful?
malleanle means that it can not break. i think
Describing a metal as what mean it can be pounded into a new shape?
The word you're looking for is... malleable.
What does it mean if a solid is malleable?
bendable
What terms mean being capable of bending without breaking?
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Gold is a malleable metal What does this mean?
It can be bent, reshaped, and hammered without breaking.
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What dose malleable mean when it is talking about metals?
Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals.
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What is mean by malleability of a metal?
Something that is malleable can be hammered or rolled (deformed) into very thing sheets without tearing or breaking apart. We find that gold is wonderfully malleable, and this metal can be hammered into sheets thinner than a human hair.
What is mean by malleable?
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What does malleable and ductile mean?
Ductile metal: can be deformed without fracture, under tensile stress, can form easily wires and tubes Malleable metal: can be deformed without fracture, under compressive stress, can form easily sheets and plates
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It's medical direction terms for describing a location. It means in the center of the breast, toward the outside of the body.
What does the tterm malleable mean?
Able to be beaten into shape.
