ductility

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Bars after tensile testing.
(a) Zero ductility
(b) Medium ductility
(c) Complete ductility

Etymology

From ductile +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: duc‧til‧i‧ty
  • Rhymes: -ɪlɪti

Noun

ductility (countable and uncountable, plural ductilities)

  1. (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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