Friction and Wear in Engineering
Brittleness is the tendency of a material to break or fracture easily when subjected to stress, without undergoing significant plastic deformation. This property is crucial in understanding how certain materials, especially ceramics and cermets, behave under mechanical loads. Brittle materials absorb little energy before failure and typically exhibit very little warning prior to breaking, which can have significant implications for their use in engineering applications.
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