Yes and No depending on the pureness of the silver. The more pure the easier it will bend the less pure the harder it will bend.
it is not bend able unless it is melted
the strengths are that is can be hardened and tempered but the weaknesses is that is isnt easy to bend hope this helped :)
Dull, small ones if they are very young , or older and likely to throw or bend your good silver.
Stainless steel bends are mainly manufactured using seamless or welded stainless steel pipes in various grades such as 304, 316/316L, 904L, 321, 317L, Inconel,Moneland Hastealloyalloys. Stainless steel bends are a type of pipe fittings used to join to ends of a pipe, in areas where standard size pipe fittings such as elbows, reducers and tees cannot be used.
Typically these days it is make of stainless steel. Its can also be plated with silver or gold. (silver and gold are soft metals and bend very easily.)
To the extent that stainless steel contains minerals they would be there in extremely small amounts. Stainless steel is produced in such a way as to control its content. However, stainless steel may contain any of a number of other elements besides iron such as chrome, carbon, vanadium, tungsten and so on, depending on the purpose for which the steel is intended. The stainless steels used for cutlery vary widely. In our cutlery drawer we have two varieties, one that is relatively easy to bend and shiny with a bluish colour, the other much harder to bend and dull grey. My point is that the extra elements in any given stainless steel spoon could be any of a variety of possibilities. Please see the link.
It will bend at any load greater than zero. It is just a question of how much. In your example the rod will bend 0.007 inches under 10 pounds, 0.07 inches under 100 pounds, etc.
== == I have never seen anyone use aluminum. It seems like it would be prohibitively expensive. Also it is "reactive" so i know some foods can't be prepared in aluminum pans. Also i have no idea how aluminum would react to your more caustic cleaning agents. Also, stainless is much stronger and won't dent or bend over time.
5d bend
Yes I can do that...depends on the steel. I like when girls have superstrength and can bend steel.
A bend in a pipe
dangerous bend