ductile

Examples of ductile in the following topics:

• General Properties of Metals

  • Metals are usually malleable, ductile, and shiny.
  • Typically they are malleable and ductile, deforming under stress without cleaving.

• Variation of Physical Properties Within a Group

  • They are malleable (can be hammered into thin sheets) and ductile (can be stretched into wires).
  • On the left is sodium, a very metallic element (ductile, malleable, conducts electricity).

• Copper

  • Copper is a ductile metal that conducts heat and electricity and forms a rich variety of compounds with oxidation states +1 and +2.
  • Copper is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity; its symbol is Cu and its atomic number is 29.

• Periodic Trends in Metallic Properties

  • Because each ion is surrounded by the electron fluid in all directions, the bonding has no directional properties; this accounts for the high malleability and ductility of metals.

• Bonding in Metals: The Electron Sea Model

  • Metals are ductile and malleable because local bonds can be easily broken and reformed.

• Metallic Crystals

  • Metallic bonding accounts for many physical properties of metals, such as strength, malleability, ductility, thermal and electrical conductivity, opacity, and luster.
  • Mechanical properties of metals include malleability and ductility, meaning the capacity for plastic deformation.

• Aluminum

• Transition Metals

  • For example, the metals in group 11 have similar characteristics of electrical conductivity, luster, crystal structure, ductility, and tensile strength.

• Occurrence of Metals

  • Iron alloyed with various proportions of carbon gives low, mid and high carbon steels; the increased carbon levels reduce ductility and toughness.

• Types of Synthetic Organic Polymers

  • PVC is used in construction because it is cheaper and stronger than more traditional alternatives such as copper or ductile iron.