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Yes, glue (at least current glues) are brittle. Failures with ductile materials are preferable (which is why we see rebar inside concrete, for instance)
by bufordsharkley 11y ago
Yes, glue (at least current glues) are brittle. Failures with ductile materials are preferable (which is why we see rebar inside concrete, for instance)
- monk_e_boy 11y agoYou can put carbon fibre into glue. We make epoxy kiteboards and hydrofoils. Very very light, very strange shapes.
- kazinator 11y agoSome glues are flexible. Certain epoxies can be mixed in a range from 2:1 to 1:1, giving a range of flexibilities. Epoxy can also be combined with rubber.
- jdietrich 11y agoMany adhesives are extremely ductile, the obvious example being silicones.