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Brittleness

physical science Maturity 11-13

Some things break fast.

Glass fracture.jpg
Glass fracture.jpg
They snap with a loud sound. They do not bend first. Glass is like this. It can be hard to fix. Have you ever heard a snap?
Cast iron tensile test.JPG
Cast iron tensile test.JPG
It is a quick break.

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File:Glass fracture.jpg
Glass fracture.jpg
File:Cast iron tensile test.JPG
Cast iron tensile test.JPG
File:Stress strain comparison brittle ductile.svg
Stress strain comparison brittle ductile.svg
File:Brittleness diagrams.jpg
Brittleness diagrams.jpg
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 13.3 | Vital Level 5