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Brittleness vs Friability - What's the difference?

brittleness | friability |

As nouns the difference between brittleness and friability

is that brittleness is the property by virtue of which a material is fractured without appreciable deformation by the application of load while friability is the quality of being friable, or easily broken, crumbled, or reduced to powder; friableness.

brittleness

English

Noun

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  • The property by virtue of which a material is fractured without appreciable deformation by the application of load.
  • The state of being brittle; aptness to break; fragility.

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    friability

    English

    Noun

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  • The quality of being friable, or easily broken, crumbled, or reduced to powder; friableness.

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