Ductility

Elongation indicates a metal’s ductility

Ductility is a qualitative term used to express the amount of deformation a metal can withstand without cracking.

Ductility is an important consideration for understanding the ease of forming a component from steel sheet, plate, bar, or rod using bending and stretching processes

High ductility implies a metal can withstand a large amount of bending and stretching without cracking