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A ductile material can be stretched a certain amount (depending upon the ductility) without fracturing. The higher the ductility the more it can stretched. Ductility is affected by temperature. Many applications require some "give" without breaking. Once the material is stretched it will not return to the original form. Ductile materials can be "drawn" through a die to reduce the diameter in the case of a wire or the thinness in the case of sheet metal. It the metal did not have ductility it would fracture and could not be drawn. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawing_(manufacturing) about "drawing".

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