There remained, then, only two possible solutions of the question, which created two distinct parties: on one side, those who were for a monster of colossal strength; on the other, those who were for a submarine vessel of enormous motive power.
Gold is the most malleable of all metals; a single gram can be beaten into a sheet of 1 square meter, and an avoirdupois ounce into 300 square feet. Gold leaf can be beaten thin enough to become semi-transparent.
1 Electrolytic gold is typically used for minimum contact resistance, connector tabs requiring wear-ability and lubricity, or for gold wire bonding.  Our Hard Gold meets the requirements of MIL-DTL-45204 and ASTM B 488, Types 1 and 2, Code C with a hardness range of 130-200 Knoop. The Gold purity is a minimum of 99.7%.