Ductility vs. Brittleness

Ductilitynoun

(physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.

Ductilitynoun

The property of a metal which allows it to be drawn into wires or filaments.

Ductilitynoun

Tractableness; pliableness.

Ductilitynoun

the malleability of something that can be drawing into wires or hammered into thin sheets

Ductility

Ductility is a mechanical property commonly described as a material's amenability to drawing (e.g. into wire).

Brittlenessnoun

The property by virtue of which a material is fractured without appreciable deformation by the application of load.

Brittlenessnoun

The state of being brittle; aptness to break; fragility.

Brittlenessnoun

Aptness to break; fragility.

Brittlenessnoun

firm but easily broken

Brittleness

A material is brittle if, when subjected to stress, it fractures with little elastic deformation and without significant plastic deformation. Brittle materials absorb relatively little energy prior to fracture, even those of high strength.