ductility
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RidgeAlloy is made by remelting aluminum recovered from used products and recasting it into a new alloy designed to meet the strength, ductility and crash safety requirements of structural vehicle components.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
But older brick buildings “don’t necessarily have a lot of ductility because they’re constructed from brittle materials,” she added, and lack reinforcement like steel that can help provide that flexibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
Toughness comes from a blend of high strength and ductility, and it varies depending on the details of a structure, even if the material itself doesn't change.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 11, 2019
Some of the properties of metals in general, such as their malleability and ductility, are largely due to having identical atoms arranged in a regular pattern.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Lord Theign glared at this imputation to him of a low ductility.
From The Outcry by Henry James
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Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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Structure and Properties of Matter - High School
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