ductile

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For years, scientists questioned whether the mantle, which is hotter and more ductile than the crust, could generate significant earthquakes at all.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

He said Dow is looking to “move to more ductile, durable products that even when subjected to extreme stressors, if it does break up, it doesn’t break up into small particles.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

"Due to copper’s highly conductive and ductile nature, it is an ideal candidate for transformation and transmission of electrical energy in EVs," the bank said in a note dated Wednesday.

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023

She and Bardem are both miscast, but Kidman is a particularly off fit for Ball, whose physical dexterity and ductile physiognomy, her rubber-band mouth and astonished eyes, are imprinted in our collective brain.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2021

This was due to the form of the specimen resisting to some extent the ‘flow’ or alteration of shape which occurs in soft ductile materials previous to fracture.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua