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Ductility and malleability- *The difference between malleability and ductility is that malleability is

the ability to deform easily upon the application of a compressive force, and ductility is doing the same
with tensile force.
*Ductility is a mechanical property used to describe the extent to which materials can be deformed
plastically without fracture.
In material science, ductility specifically refers to a material's ability to deform under tensile stress; this is
often characterized by the material's ability to be stretched into a wire.
Malleability, a similar concept, refers to a material's ability to deform under compressive stress; this is
often characterized by the material's ability to form a thin sheet by hammering or rolling. Ductility and
malleability do not always correlate with each other; for instance, gold is both ductile and malleable, but
lead is only malleable.
Commonly, the term "ductility" is used to refer to both concepts, as they are very similar.

-Ductility and malleability are two properties of metals that describe specific tendencies in certain metals.
Ductility describes the property of the ability to stretch a metal, without being damaged. Highly ductile
materials are useful for stretching into wires. Malleability describes the property of a metals ability to be
deformed under compression. Highly malleable materials can be readily rolled or hammered into sheets.
While these properties are similar, different materials react differently in these circumstances. Gold or
copper for example, are both highly ductile and malleable

-Ductility and malleability are two properties of metals that describe specific tendencies in certain metals.
Ductility describes the property of the ability to stretch a metal, without being damaged

-1)Ductility describes the property of the ability to stretch a metal, without being damaged.
2)Malleability describes the property of a metals ability to be deformed under compression

-Malleability means you can hammer it out, ductility means to draw through as a wire.
-ductility means that the metal can be formed into a wire, while malleability means that you can change its
shape.

-ductile---- shape into wires


malleable----stability of metal

-ductility is that property of material in which failure occurred after yield stress.

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