Design and Technology GCSE
Ductility
What Ductility means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Ductility
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The physical property of a material associated with its ability to be drawn out or stretched into a wire without breaking.
The working property that allows a material to be drawn out into a long, thin wire without breaking.
Topics that use Ductility
- Metals: The sources, origins, physical and working properties of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and their social and ecological footprint (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- The categorisation of the types, properties and structure of ferrous and non-ferrous metals (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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