Ductility Ductility

Ductility - Definition and Overview

Ductility is the physical property of being capable of sustaining large plastic deformations without fracture (in metals, such as being drawn into a wire). It is characterized by the material flowing under shear stress.

A ductile material is any material that fails under shear stress (as opposed to brittle fracture).

Example Usage of Ductility

ashumittal: @thesaurabh Achhaji...then what about Ductility and malleability? I guess nature has everything, it's only our perspective that changes.
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