Definition of ductility Ductility

/dʌktɪˈlʌti/ - [duktilutee] - duc•til•i•ty

We found 6 definitions of ductility from 5 different sources.

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What does ductility mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: ductilities

ductility - the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets
  ductileness
  malleability, plasticity the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • ductility (Noun)
    Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ductility (n.)
    The property of a metal which allows it to be drawn into wires or filaments.
  • ductility (n.)
    Tractableness; pliableness.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • Ductility is the physical property of being capable of sustaining large permanent changes in shape without breaking (in metals, such as being drawn into a wire). It is characterized by the internal structure of the material flowing under shear stress.

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    Ductility is the amount that any material yields under shear stress. Gold, copper, aluminium, and steel express high ductility.

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