Mechanical properties of materials

1.Elasticity:

Elastic means reversible

The stress is linearly proportional to the strain in this region.
Elasticity is the ability of a material to return to it original shape and size on the removal of
external forces.

2 PLASTICITY
 Plasticity is the property of a material of being permanently deformed by a
force without breaking
3 DUCTILITY:

Ductility is the ability of a material to be plastically deformed by elongation,

without fracture.
This is a property that enables a material to be drawn out into wires.
For ductile materials such as mild steel, copper and gold, large extensions can
result before fracture occurs with increasing tensile force.
Ductile materials usually have a percentage elongation value of about 15% or
more.
4 brittleness
 Property of metal by which it will fracture without any appreciable deformation
Brittleness is the property of a material manifested by fracture without appreciable prior
plastic deformation.
Brittleness is a lack of ductility, and brittle materials such as cast iron, glass, concrete, brick and
ceramics, have virtually no plastic stage, the elastic stage being followed by immediate fracture.
Little or nowaist occurs before fracture in a brittle material undergoing a tensile test.
5 Malleability
is the property of a material whereby it can be shaped when cold by hammering or
rolling.
A malleable material is capable of undergoing plastic deformation without fracture.
Examples of malleable materials include lead, gold, putty and mild steel.
Ductility is said to be the property of a material to stretch without getting damaged. Metals
having ductile property can be stretched into wires. An example is copper wire.

Malleability is said to be the property of a material to deform under compression. The

metals having malleable property can be rolled or beaten into sheets. An example is
aluminium foil.

In more simple words, ductility means stretching to wires and malleability means beating
to sheets

Ductility means that a metal can be changed to another form by pulling, compression or
twisting.
Malleability means that a metal Can be changed into another form by beating or hitting it
hard

Ductility also refers to the ability of a metal to change its form under tensile stress.
Malleability refers to the ability of a metal to change its form under compressive stress.
A metals ductility is measured by looking at its tensile strength. The tensile strength
inspects how far a metal could stretch without breaking. A metals malleability is
measured by looking at how much pressure it can withstand without breaking
The bend test is the commonly used test for determining the ductility of a metal.
Gold and silver are the top ranking ductile and malleable metals.