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: Separation of a solid accompanied by little or no macroscopic plastic deformation. Typically, brittle fracture occurs by rapid crack propagation with less expenditure of energy than for ductile fracture. :

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Something that is brittle is likely to break or shatter easily when subjected to pressure, stress, or impact. Materials like glass or some ceramics are examples of brittle substances.

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most non-metals are brittle in the solid state

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13y ago

true somthing that is very strongxx

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12y ago

Nonmetals tend to be brittle.

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A brittle material breaks easily.

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