To be brittle is to be hard and breakable. An example sentence would be: The older she got, the more brittle her bones seemed to be.
Cast iron is very brittle in its basic form, with yield point very close to fracture point. However, glass is the most brittle, having no yield point - it is perfectly elastic before failure
There are two.
Very ductile material will often smear rather than cut during machining operations. Less ductile material (more brittle) will cut more easily.
For two reasons: 1. martensite is bct structure which prevent the movement of dislocations. 2. martensite has higher carbon concentraton.
all materials that are ductile, including almost all metals and plastics. Those materials that are brittle, like glass and ceramics, do not have defined yield points; they simply break
That girl's hair is dry and brittle.
Glass is usually brittle and has to be handled with care
The surface was rather brittle.
Window glass is brittle.
The old branches of the tree were brittle and snapped easily in the wind.
The Rose turned brittle when it was dipped into liquid nitrogen.
the girls hair was very brittle because she was unhealthy.
Example sentence - The elderly gentleman looked as though his brittle bones would break if he tried to walk.
The brittle iron broke under the weight of the animal. The sticks were brittle and snapped with little pressure.
The tea cup is fragile so please dont drop it.
The vibrant flower's brittle petal is very delicate.
As brittle as glass.