What does ductile mean?

Answer 1

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)

Answer 2

Ductile refers to a material's ability to be stretched or drawn out without breaking, making it malleable and able to be shaped into thin strands or wires. Metals like gold and copper are examples of ductile materials.

Answer 3

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.