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DUCTILE [2 records]

Record 1 2005-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Petrography
DEF

Said of a rock that is able to sustain, under a given set of conditions, 5-10% deformation before fracturing or faulting.

CONT

Ductility. Refers to minerals capable of being drawn out ... without fracture. Only native metals are ductile ...

OBS

Compare with "brittle" (see record).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Qui est capable de se déformer considérablement, spécialement par étirage, sans se rompre.

CONT

Un minéral est dit ductile si on peut l'étirer en un long fil sans le rompre. [Jean Giraud et Robert Ledoux, Guide pratique d'identification des minéraux, 1991, p. 11]

OBS

Par opposition à «cassant».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Petrografía
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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal and Wire Drawing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étirage et tréfilage
OBS

(métal qui peut être étiré en fils)

Spanish

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