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What does ductile mean?

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Ductile materials are those that can undergo a large plastic deformation without brittle failure or fracture occurring. In other words ductile material can be stretched without breaking. For example a ductile material can be stretched into a wire.

Ductility is a solid material's ability to deform under tensile stress.

1. Easily drawn into wire or hammered thin: ductile metals.

2. Easily molded or shaped (malleable)

3. Capable of being readily persuaded or influenced (tractable)

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It refers to the ability (typically of a metal) to be drawn or pulled into a wire (thin cohesive strand).

The related adjective is ductile.

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