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Many nonmetals are brittle and Carbon is a non metal. Charcoal is a carbon compound so charcoal is brittle having the physical property of carbon.
hard and brittle so YES
It becomes BRITTLE
brittle meaning EASILY BREAKABLE so i don't think it is brittle...
it depends on the layout of the structure... take graphite for example.. its a form of carbon but is very brittle... but dymonds ar also carbon and have a completely different stucture.. dymonds are not brittle... carbon is non metal.... metals can be brittle aswell... especially is they are heated and cooled quickly
metals
Carbon Steel - Martensite
Due to the high carbon.
It will be lowered with the result that the steel becomes more brittle.
Some brittle materials are cast iron, concrete, high carbon steels, ceramics and glass. A brittle material is easily shattered and has little resistance against fracture.
carbon (exists as CO2)
No, carbon is not malleable. Pick a form, hit with a hammer, and it won't "flatten out" like, say, gold. Carbon in the form of graphite or diamond won't do well when struck.