ductility
IPA: dʌktˈɪɫʌti
noun
- (physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.
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Examples of "ductility" in Sentences
- The opposite of brittleness is ductility.
- Increasing levels of carbon decreases ductility.
- Malleability is directly related to ductility and yield strength.
- The ductility of steel varies depending on the alloying constituents.
- This is the result of gold's properties of malleability and ductility.
- Embrittlement is a loss of ductility of a material, making it brittle.