It is quite malleable and somewhat ductile. White tin is a very shiny, ductile and malleable metal. Metals are typically malleable and ductile, deforming under stress without cleaving. Tin is a soft, malleable, ductile and highly crystalline silvery-white metal. The most ductile metal is platinum and the most malleable metal is gold. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Minerals can be described as brittle, ductile, malleable, sectile, flexible, or elastic. It is ductile, malleable and tough. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Metals typically conduct electricity and heat well, and they are malleable and ductile. Pure platinum is a lustrous, ductile, and malleable, silver-white metal. Some sources describe vanadium as "soft", perhaps because it is ductile, malleable, and not brittle. Cast iron tends to be brittle, except for malleable cast irons. Forging uses heat to bring the material to a malleable state. This effect benefits electroless nickel-plated screws made out of malleable materials like titanium.