Liability of breakage from stress without significant plastic deformation
"Brittle" redirects here. For other uses, see Brittle (disambiguation).
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A material is brittle if, when subjected to stress, it fractures with little elastic deformation and without significant plastic deformation. Brittle materials absorb relatively little energy prior to fracture, even those of high strength. Breaking is often accompanied by a sharp snapping sound.
When used in materials science, it is generally applied to materials that fail when there is little or no plastic deformation before failure. One proof is to match the broken halves, which should fit exactly since no plastic deformation has occurred.
material is brittle if, when subjected to stress, it fractures with little elastic deformation and without significant plastic deformation. Brittle materials...
system. Brittle system analysis develops an analogy with materials science in order to analyze system brittleness. A system that is brittle (but initially...
becomes a legacy system, brittle and unable to be easily maintained without fracturing the entire system.[citation needed] Brittleness in software can be caused...
Brittle stars, serpent stars, or ophiuroids (from Latin ophiurus 'brittle star'; from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis) 'serpent', and οὐρά (ourá) 'tail'; referring...
Glen Brittle (Gleann Breadail in Scottish Gaelic) is a large glen in the south of the Isle of Skye, in Scotland. It runs roughly south to north, along...
Loch Brittle is a sea loch on the southwest coast of Skye in Scotland. A sandy beach separates Glen Brittle from Loch Brittle. The land to the sides of...
Brittle asthma is a type of asthma distinguishable from other forms by recurrent, severe attacks. There are two subtypes divided by symptoms: Type 1 and...
Brittle Power: Energy Strategy for National Security is a 1982 book by Amory B. Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins, prepared originally as a Pentagon study and...
Richardson Producer of the Year Award for his work on Rare Americans' "Brittle Bones Nicky" and Mother Mother's "It's Alright". Ilana Kaplan, "Rare Americans...
ceramics and semiconductors, are generally characterized by their brittleness. This brittleness primarily stems from their strong ionic or covalent bonds, which...
Benjamin Clifford "Cliff" Brittle (January 1942 – 11 September 2011) was an English businessman and former rugby union player who was the chairman of...
Ashes in the Brittle Air is the third album by the gothic darkwave band Black Tape for a Blue Girl. It was released in 1989 by Projekt Records and contains...
Diamonds Are Brittle (French: Un milliard dans un billard) is a 1965 French romantic crime film directed by Nicolas Gessner. Jean Seberg as Bettina Ralton...
Greek words ὄνυχο- ónycho-, "nail" and ῥῆξις rhexis, "bursting"), is a brittleness with breakage of finger or toenails that may result from hypothyroidism...
Brittle Paper is an online literary magazine styled as an "African literary blog" published weekly in the English language. Its focus is on "build(ing)...
Cystopteris fragilis is a species of perennial fern known by the common names brittle bladder-fern and common fragile fern. It can be found worldwide, generally...
species E. radians Brandegee. The common name "brittlebush" comes from the brittleness of its stems. Other names include hierba del vaso (Spanish) and cotx...
Opuntia fragilis, known by the common names brittle pricklypear and little prickly pear, is a prickly pear cactus native to much of western North America...
Trichothiodystrophy (TTD) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder characterised by brittle hair and intellectual impairment. The word breaks down into tricho – "hair"...
fibrils and hydroxyapatite crystals to form bone is altered, causing brittleness. Bone fractures occur because the stress state within collagen fibrils...
Encelia californica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name California brittlebush. It is also commonly referred...
& Phillips 2000, p. 76. Aeberhard, Benson & Phillips 2000, pp. 24–25. Brittle Power Archived 2 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, p. 144. "Potencia Instalada...
Brittlewood is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Claoxylon australe, native to Australia Nuxia congesta, native to Africa This page is...
develops tangentially, it is called a shear crack, slip band, or dislocation. Brittle fractures occur without any apparent deformation before fracture. Ductile...
Tortella fragilis is a species of moss belonging to the family Pottiaceae. It has cosmopolitan distribution. "Tortella fragilis Limpricht, 1888". www.gbif...
Ophiocomella alexandri, known as Alexander's spiny brittle star or banded brittle star, is a species of marine brittle star. It was first described to science by...
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