Brittle-ductile transition is a natural process causing materials to shatter at low temperatures, instead of deforming. This usually affects steel, however, when alloyed with 9% Nickel, the ...

In the following sections, this article examines three core topics: the key parameters measured by pendulum impact testers, ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Why does silicon, which usually shatters catastrophically like glass when fractured, suddenly change and show ductile fracture like metals when the temperature is increased? As ...

Glass doesn’t have to be brittle. Glass doesn’t have to be brittle, as new research explains. The key is temperature. In a paper published online Feb. 26 in the journal Nature Communications, a Yale ...

The KLA Nano Indenter G200 laser heater system (Figure1) is considered the most flexible and user-friendly instrument in the world and has been specifically developed for high-temperature mechanical ...

Glass doesn't have to be brittle. Scientists propose a way of predicting whether a given glass will be brittle or ductile -- a property typically associated with metals like steel or aluminum -- and ...