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Ductile and Brittle Materials | Difference Between Ductile and Brittle Material

December 5, 2010 by admin 4 Comments

Ductile Materials:

  • Ductile materials will withstand large strains before the specimen ruptures.
  • Ductile materials often have relatively small Young’s moduli and ultimate stresses.
  • Ductile materials exhibit large strains and yielding before they fail.
  • Steel and aluminum usually fall in the class of Ductile Materials

Brittle Materials:

  • Brittle materials fracture at much lower strains.
  • Brittle materials often have relatively large Young’s moduli and ultimate stresses.
  • Brittle materials fail suddenly and without much warning.
  • Glass and cast iron fall in the class of  Brittle Materials.

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  1. amiraazid says

    June 16, 2012 at 9:21 am

    Great explanation!

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  2. Azharul Islam Rony says

    September 23, 2016 at 9:58 am

    thanks.

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  3. Fawad yash says

    December 10, 2017 at 7:38 pm

    Bro the answer you gave is good but please futher clear us coz i’m still having doubts.

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  4. admin says

    December 10, 2017 at 8:16 pm

    Fawad yash can you please explain what doubts you have ??

    Reply

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