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Deformation vs Plasticity - What's the difference?

deformation | plasticity |

As nouns the difference between deformation and plasticity

is that deformation is deformation while plasticity is the quality or state of being.

deformation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
  • A transformation; change of shape.

    • 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