ductile

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He said Dow is looking to “move to more ductile, durable products that even when subjected to extreme stressors, if it does break up, it doesn’t break up into small particles.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

"Those extra electrons are important because they effectively make the ceramic material more ductile, meaning it can undergo more deformation before breaking, similar to a metal," said Vecchio.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023

"Due to copper’s highly conductive and ductile nature, it is an ideal candidate for transformation and transmission of electrical energy in EVs," the bank said in a note dated Wednesday.

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023

As Senta, the woman who returns the apparitional captain’s obsessive attention, Elza van den Heever sang with a ductile soprano.

From New York Times • May 31, 2023

Gold and Rhodium.—Gold alloyed with �th or 1⁄5th of rhodium is, according to Wollaston, very ductile, infusible and of the colour of gold.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various