Question

are all malleable metals ductile?

Answer 1

and vice-versa

Answer 2

@UnkleRhaukus @ghazi
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Answer 3

NO

Answer 4

e.g.

Answer 5

wait a sec i am thinking...i read it once

Answer 6

most of the transition materials can be shaped into sheets but can't be drawn into wires

Answer 7

one more example is Zinc ...you must have read or used zinc plate for voltaic cell but never used zinc wire :) i never heard of zinc wire

Answer 8

first of all, zinc is also a transition metals
second of all, i can think of many transition metals which are not so.
last of all, if you are correct then is there any metal the other way round, which is ductile but not malleable.

Answer 9

for a metal being ductile it needs to be more flexible and should bear maximum strain and valance electrons needs to be highly delocalized so that material could be bent in any shape and can be turned in to thin wires .....like brittle materials are malleable but not very ductile

Answer 10

so i think if there is any material that is ductile....it must be malleable then but conversely it is not true

Answer 11

well thanks for this answer but i don't agree with your statement that "most of the transition materials can be shaped into sheets but can't be drawn into wires" but yes it can be disputed whether you are right or not as you said 'most'.
by the way thanks for your help. :p

Answer 12

you're welcome...and i will welcome your thoughts over this :) may be i shall learn something :)