No. Zinc is, generally speaking, very brittle in nature. It breaks apart into pieces or chunks, which is about as anti-ductile as a metal can get. There is a certain temperature range where it can assume conditions of malleability, which is being able to press it into thin sheets without it breaking. Ductility is the ability to be drawn into long thin wire, without breaking. Metals, such as zinc, which have a high degree of brittleness to them, possess a low degree of ductility. Zinc does have a wide variety of uses, however. It is used widely as a health supplement; diets low in zinc have been attributable to a number of health-related issues. Zinc has many commercial applications, such as batteries and a coating for other metallic devices, to prevent rust.
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