How to Use ductility in a Sentence
ductility
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This new steel, however, manages to combine both strength and ductility, which is a very rare achievement indeed.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
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The goal is to identify alloys that maintain the high melting temperature of tungsten while improving its ductility for practical use.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
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This twinning process increases ductility, allowing the material to stretch in more directions, but excessive twinning can create clusters of defects that eventually cause cracks.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
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Despite rigorous quality control, ductility dip cracking (DDC) remains a persistent issue.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
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Exploring potential alloy compositions A significant challenge in this field is the need to explore a wide range of potential alloy compositions that maintain strength at high temperatures while retaining the ductility required for manufacturing.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
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