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	[https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleability '''Malleability'''] is the property or physical ~~characeristic~~ of a material ''(usually metals)'' to be moulded or formed into shape ''(e.g. like putty or clay)''. It can easily be formed by '''[[Compression\|Compressive Forces]]'''.		[https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleability '''Malleability'''] is the property or physical characteristic of a material ''(usually metals)'' to be moulded or formed into shape ''(e.g. like putty or clay)''. It can easily be formed by '''[[Compression\|Compressive Forces]]'''.


	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead '''Lead'''] is very '''Malleable''' in its normal state but other metals may have to be '''[[Annealing\|Annealed]]''' first. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold '''Gold'''] is normally so '''Malleable''' it can be beaten into wafer thin sheets of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_leaf '''Gold Leaf'''] whereas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper '''Copper'''], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass '''Brass'''], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium '''Aluminium'''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver '''Silver'''] may have to be '''[[Annealing\|Annealed]]''' before they can be worked into shape.		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead '''Lead'''] is very '''Malleable''' in its normal state but other metals may have to be '''[[Heat_Treatment#Annealing\|Annealed]]''' first. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold '''Gold'''] is normally so '''Malleable''' it can be beaten into wafer thin sheets of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_leaf '''Gold Leaf'''] whereas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper '''Copper'''], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass '''Brass'''], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium '''Aluminium'''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver '''Silver'''] may have to be '''[[Heat_Treatment#Annealing\|Annealed]]''' before they can be worked into shape.

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	[https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleability '''Malleability'''] is the property or physical characeristic of a material ''(usually metals)'' to be moulded or formed into shape ''(e.g. like putty or clay)''.		[https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleability '''Malleability'''] is the property or physical characeristic of a material ''(usually metals)'' to be moulded or formed into shape ''(e.g. like putty or clay)''. It can easily be formed by '''[[Compression\|Compressive Forces]]'''.


	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead '''Lead'''] is very '''Malleable''' in its normal state but other metals may have to be '''[[Annealing\|Annealed]]''' first. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold '''Gold'''] is ~~also~~ normally '''Malleable''' whereas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper '''Copper'''], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass '''Brass'''], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium '''Aluminium'''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver '''Silver'''] may have to be '''[[Annealing\|Annealed]]''' before they can be worked into shape.		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead '''Lead'''] is very '''Malleable''' in its normal state but other metals may have to be '''[[Annealing\|Annealed]]''' first. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold '''Gold'''] is normally so '''Malleable''' it can be beaten into wafer thin sheets of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_leaf '''Gold Leaf'''] whereas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper '''Copper'''], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass '''Brass'''], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium '''Aluminium'''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver '''Silver'''] may have to be '''[[Annealing\|Annealed]]''' before they can be worked into shape.

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[https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleability '''Malleability'''] is the property or physical characeristic of a material ''(usually metals)'' to be moulded or formed into shape ''(e.g. like putty or clay)''.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead '''Lead'''] is very '''Malleable''' in its normal state but other metals may have to be '''[[Annealing|Annealed]]''' first. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold '''Gold'''] is also normally '''Malleable''' whereas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper '''Copper'''], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass '''Brass'''], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium '''Aluminium'''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver '''Silver'''] may have to be '''[[Annealing|Annealed]]''' before they can be worked into shape.

Metals which are not '''Malleable''' may fracture, break or shatter if they are bent and these are said to be '''[[Brittleness|Brittle]]''' ''(e.g. like chalk)''.

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