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What does it mean when a metal is malleable?

It can be shaped by hammering or pressing.

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  1. It can be shaped by hammering or pressing ✔
  2. It melts at room temperature
  3. It resists all bending

Why: Malleable metals can be deformed by compressive force, like hammering, without cracking. Gold is famously malleable.

Huh, didn't know that: Malleable metals can be deformed by compressive force, like hammering, without cracking. Gold is famously malleable.

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Answer: It can be shaped by hammering or pressing. Malleable metals can be deformed by compressive force, like hammering, without cracking. Gold is famously malleable.

  1. Metalworking en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalworking
    This is a result of gold's properties of malleability and ductility.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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