Rupture (engineering)
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| Mechanical failure modes | |
|---|---|
| Buckling | |
| Corrosion | |
| Creep | |
| Fatigue | |
| Fracture | |
| Impact | |
| Melting | |
| Mechanical overload | |
| Thermal shock | |
| Wear | |
| Yielding | |
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.[citation needed]
