Malleability in the context of "Waxes"

Ductility is the ability of a material to sustain significant plastic deformation before fracture. Plastic deformation is the permanent distortion of a material under applied stress, as opposed to elastic deformation, which is reversible upon removing the stress. Ductility is a critical mechanical performance indicator, particularly in applications that require materials to bend, stretch, or deform in other ways without breaking. The extent of ductility can be quantitatively assessed using the percent elongation at break, given by the equation:

$${\displaystyle \%\mathrm {EL} =\left({\frac {l_{\mathrm {f} }-l_{0}}{l_{0}}}\right)\times 100\%}$$