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| Mechanical failure modes | |
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| Buckling | |
| Corrosion | |
| Creep | |
| Fatigue | |
| Fracture | |
| Impact | |
| Mechanical overload | |
| Rupture | |
| Thermal shock | |
| Wear | |
| Yielding | |
Rupture or ductile rupture of tough ductile materials loaded in tension. Rupture describes a failure mode in which, rather than cracking, the material "pulls apart," generally leaving a rough surface.[citation needed]
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