In general, heating enhances this property, which is measured in terms of strain or reduction in area.
Neutron irradiation decreases this property in crystals, where it is more pronounced in face-centered cubic struc- tures than in body-centered ones. In alloys, this property is inversely related to carbon content, while the process of ni- triding hardens steel without diminishing this property. In general, heating enhances this property, which is measured in terms of strain or reduction in area. This property is low in lead despite that metal being very malleable, and tests for this property in metals often cause necking, which refers to the shape produced when stretching the material to its breaking or tensile point. Sometimes described as the opposite of brittleness, name this physical property which allows a substance like aluminum or copper to be drawn out into a thin wire.
Neutron irradiation decreases this property in crystals, where it is more pronounced in face-centered cubic struc- tures than in body-centered ones.
{ductility} [accept word forms, {e.g. ductile}]