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malleable means easily hammered into sheets, ductile means easily pulled into wires

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This property is called maleability.

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Can metal be hammered into thin sheets because it is ductile?

Yes.


What is the soft yellow metal than can be hammer into thin sheets?

malleable can be hammered into thin sheets


What is able to be hammered or rolled into thin sheets?

This is a malleable metal.


What is the word for metals that can be hammered or bent?

Malleable , malleability is the ability of a metal to be hammered into thin sheets.


Can nonmetals be hammered into thin sheets?

no because oxygen cannot be hammered


What is able to be hammered ot rolled into thin sheets?

Any malleable metal (gold is the champ).


What is the name of the group of elements that can be hammered into thin sheets of metal?

it would be transition elements/metals, as they are malleable metals, meaning they can be hammered into shapes.


What is the latin name of a very malleable metal which can be hammered into thin sheets?

the answer is ...from Latin malleus hammer....:P


Is metal brittle?

No. Metals are generally malleable, meaning they can be hammered into thin sheets, and ductile, meaning they can be pulled into wires.


Substances that can be hammered or rolled into sheets are?

Malleability. Hammer an object to thin sheets. Aluminum foils as an example


What physical property is described when aluminum can be hammered into thin sheets?

Yes. Aluminium is a metal and a very malleable (can be hammered into sheets) metal as well. To prove this, 'tin' foil used to wrap food for cooking (like 'Bacofoil') is actually made from aluminum and not tin. The most malleable metal is gold - it can be hammered into thin 'gold leaf' sheets that can be so thin that they are just a few atoms thick. Aluminium is not as malleable as this, but it can easily be made into foil.


How does it flattlenend the metals into thin sheets?

Metal is is most often either rolled under great pressure or hammered by hand or with machinery to achieve flat sheets.