Question

Write a short note on brittleness
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Answer 1

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The opposite of ductility is brittleness, where a material breaks when tensile stress is applied to lengthen it. Some examples of brittleness are metal, glass, plastic, cast iron, cast aluminium, tungsten carbide, dried clay. It also means having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength, breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture.....

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Answer 2

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Brittleness describes the property of a material that fractures when subjected to stress but has a little tendency to deform before rupture. Brittle materials are characterized by little deformation, poor capacity to resist impact and vibration of load, high compressive strength, and low tensile strength.