Rupture, or ductile rupture describes the ultimate failure 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. Toughness, in material science and metallurgy, is the resistance to fracture of a material when suddenly stressed. ... Ductility is the physical property of being capable of sustaining large plastic deformations without fracture (in metals, such as being drawn into a wire). ... A failure mode is a characterization of the way a product or process fails. ...

See also

• fracture

A fracture is the separation of a body into two, or more, pieces under the action of stress. ...

External links

• Modes of Fracture from Virginia Tech Materials Science and Engineering