ductility

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This specifically remarkable as resistance to oxidation and ductility still cannot be predicted sufficiently to allow a targeted material design -- despite the great progress that has been achieved in computer-assisted materials development.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

But older brick buildings “don’t necessarily have a lot of ductility because they’re constructed from brittle materials,” she added, and lack reinforcement like steel that can help provide that flexibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Toughness comes from a blend of high strength and ductility, and it varies depending on the details of a structure, even if the material itself doesn't change.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 11, 2019

Some of the properties of metals in general, such as their malleability and ductility, are largely due to having identical atoms arranged in a regular pattern.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Consequently, all cut glass is barbarous: for the cutting conceals its ductility, and confuses it with crystal.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), by Ruskin, John