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Deformability vs Plasticity - What's the difference?

deformability | plasticity |

As nouns the difference between deformability and plasticity

is that deformability is (uncountable) the state of being deformable while plasticity is the quality or state of being.

deformability

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being deformable
  • (countable) A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions)

    • plasticity

    English

    (wikipedia plasticity)

    Noun

  • The quality or state of being .
  • (physics) the property of a solid body whereby it undergoes a permanent change in shape or size when subjected to a stress exceeding a particular value (the yield value)

    • Related terms

    * elasticity