For wire drawing operation, the work material should be-

Malleability

• The ability of the material to deform to a greater extent before signs of crack appear when it is subjected to a compressive force.
• It  is the property of a material by virtue of which a material can be rolled or hammered into thin sheets  

Hardness

• Hardness is a measure of a metal's ability to withstand scratching, wear, and abrasion, indentation by harder bodies.

Resilience

• It is defined as the capacity of a strained body for doing work on the removal of the straining force.
• This property is essential for machine components which are required to withstand impact loads.

Ductility

• The capacity of a material to undergo deformation under tension without fracture in the material that property of a body is known as Ductility. E.g. Wire Drawing, etc.