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I know structural steel is considered to have an elastic behavior and after a certain deformation, it has a plastic behavior.

How about gold metal?

Megidd
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Gold has a Young's modulus of 79 GPa which is very similar to silver, but significantly lower than iron or steel.

https://www.totalmateria.com/page.aspx?ID=CheckArticle&site=ktn&LN=NO&NM=230#:~:text=The%20Young%27s%20modulus%20of%20elasticity,lower%20than%20iron%20or%20steel.

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