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Ductility vs Elasticity - What's the difference?

ductility | elasticity |

In physics terms the difference between ductility and elasticity

is that ductility is ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force while elasticity is the property by virtue of which a material deformed under the load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded.

ductility

English

Noun

  • (physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.

    • See also

    * — Wikipedia

    elasticity

    English

    Noun

  • (physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under the load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
  • (economics) The sensitivity of changes in a quantity with respect to changes in another quantity.
    • If the sales of an item drop by 5 % when the price increases by 10 %, its price elasticity is -0.5.
  • The quality of being elastic.
  • Adaptability.

    • Derived terms

    * inelasticity