Metal Hardness

In general, a metal with a high hardness characteristic will typically also have good formability, high yield strength, high electrical conductivity, or high impact strength?

Expand Hint
Hardness is a measure of the resistance to localized plastic deformation induced by either mechanical indentation or abrasion.
Hint 2
A material with high hardness tends to be more brittle.
Hardness is directly proportional to yield strength, meaning both represent the same material property. By definition, a metal with high hardness has both a high tensile and yield strength.
Yield strength
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