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ductility vs. malleability

noun

  1. the capacity to undergo a change of physical form without breaking; malleability or flexibility:

    High ductility and very low hardness made gold easy to work using primitive techniques.



noun

  1. the state of being malleable, or capable of being shaped, as by hammering or pressing:

    the extreme malleability of gold.

  2. adaptability:

    the malleability of an infant's brain.