Ductile fracture
Ductile fracture is a type of failure that occurs after significant plastic deformation, where the fracture point is somwhat elongated and a material deforms gradually before finally cracking, failing or breaking apart. It is most common in ductile materials that can change shape with out breaking or snapping such as certain metals and certain plastics, as well as natural materials such as earth and timber.
The opposite of ductile fracture is brittle fracture.
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