Things to be considered

Toughness, This property is exactly opposite to the property of brittleness where material simply breaks upon application of bending force.

Ductility, This refers to the property of the material to get deformed before it actually fails due to tension. This property is dependent on temperature and decreases with rise in temperature.

Malleability, The malleability of a metal increases with temperature as against ductility which follow the reverse trend. This property is useful in working on hot ingots or metal slabs which are used for building various parts of the ship.