Ductility

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1. Noun

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

2. Noun

Tractableness; pliableness.

3. Noun

The ability of a material to stretch or bend without breaking.

The ability of a material to deform plastically before fracture, especially under tension.

“Copper has high ductility.”

4. Noun

the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets
Vocabulary classified under Engineering
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