Step 1: Identify material properties.
Malleability: The capacity to be reshaped into thin sheets through hammering or pressing.
Hardness: The degree to which a material resists scratching or indentation.
Ductility: The ability to be stretched into a wire.
Fragility: The propensity to fracture or break with minimal plastic deformation.
Step 2: Connect the properties to metals.Malleability, ductility, and a certain degree of hardness typically characterize most metals. Fragility, conversely, opposes ductility and malleability, and is more frequently observed in non-metallic substances such as ceramics and glass. Though some metals can exhibit brittleness, fragility is not a defining feature of metals as a group.