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Properties Of Materials
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06/02/2020

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Brittleness
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The property of being easily cracked, snapped or broken.
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Elastic or Elasticity
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The ability of a material to return to its original shape or length once an applied load or force has been removed.
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Plastic or Plasticity
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The ability of a material to change its shape or length under a load and stay deformed even when the load is removed.
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Ductile or Ductility
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The ability of a material to be stretched without fracturing and be formed into shapes such as very thin sheets or very thin wire.
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Strength
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The ability of a material to resist force. All materials have some degree of strength - the greater the force the material can resist, the stronger the material.
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Malleable
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The ability of a material to be shaped, worked or formed without fracturing. Similar to ductile but with the use of compressive force.
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