Construction inflation. Building costs throughout 2011 rose steadily and although theyâre expected to stabilise during 2012 inflationary pressures are nevertheless set to remain as labour wage strains and competitive labour forces continue to affect input costs.
Physical Properties. Metals differ so widely in hardness, ductility (the potentiality of being drawn into wire), malleability, tensile strength, density, and melting point that a definite line of distinction between them and the nonmetals cannot be drawn. The hardest elemental metal is chromium; the softest, cesium.
d) Many metals have physical properties in common. For example, _____ is a physical property many metals have because they can be hammered into thin sheets. A good example of a metal that is malleable is _____ . Many metals also share the physical property of _____ which means that they can be shaped into a thin wire. The most common metal that is used to create wiring is _____ .