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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The ability of a material to be deformed by tension without breaking. A ductile metal, like gold, can be easily shaped and drawn into a very thin wire. The most ductile metals are (in order from greatest to least): [ | + | The ability of a material to be deformed by tension without breaking. A ductile metal, like gold, can be easily shaped and drawn into a very thin wire. The most ductile metals are (in order from greatest to least): [[gold]], [[silver]], [[platinum]], [[iron]], [[copper]], [[aluminum]], and [[nickel]] (Untracht 1968). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 14 January 2014
Description
The ability of a material to be deformed by tension without breaking. A ductile metal, like gold, can be easily shaped and drawn into a very thin wire. The most ductile metals are (in order from greatest to least): Gold, Silver, Platinum, Iron, Copper, Aluminum, and Nickel (Untracht 1968).
Synonyms and Related Terms
ductilité (Fr.); Duktilität (Deut.); ductilidad (Esp.); ductilidade (Port.)
Additional Information
O. Untracht, Metal Techniques for Craftsmen, Doubleday and Co., Garden City, NY, 1968.