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What is the hardest metal and most ductile known to man?

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What is the hardest metal and most ductile known to man?

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The hardest metal is osmium however the hardest known metal alloy, and the hardest known metal in general, is a type of carbon steel, Alloy 1090. With a tensile strength of .84 GPa (122,000 psi) and a yield strength of .64 GPa (67,000 psi), carbon steel is surpassed in hardness only by very hard nonmetals, such as ruby, diamond, or aggregated diamond nanorodsand. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-hardest-metal.htm Gold is the most ductile metal, It is also the most malleable metal; 1 oz. of gold can be beaten out to 300 ft^2. http://www.principalmetals.com/utilities/79.