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I don't think a single part of your comment is true. ASCE, ASTM, and other professional orgs have non-arbitrary definitions. They are all versions of some meas
by beerandt 5y ago
I don't think a single part of your comment is true.
ASCE, ASTM, and other professional orgs have non-arbitrary definitions. They are all versions of some measure of deformation at ultimate strength, but don't correlate to that strength value.
Crackers are brittle. Structural steel is not.
- jacquesm 5y agoYes, but this is an informal discussion, so that ratio actually serves a purpose unless you want to attach a complete course in materials science, it's 'good enough' for this level of discussion and sheds some light on why it is a thing to begin with. Oh, and just to fortify this comment here is a reference: https://subsurfwiki.org/wiki/Brittleness https://subsurfwiki.org/wiki/Brittleness