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[Dragana Jandric]

What is toughness in material science? 

[Akismet]

Toughness is the extend to which a material absorbs energy before it breaks during a tensile test. The area under the stress-strain curve is also an indication of the toughness of the material.

[David Mercier]

Much more information can be found in the Ansys Innovation Courses in Materials section and in Ansys Granta EduPack software like explained in this post : /forum/discussion/18924/what-are-some-differences-between-the-behaviors-of-ductile-and-brittle-materials#latest

[David Mercier]

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and also in the Learn resource of the Ansys Granta EduPack software: http://support.grantadesign.com/resources/grantaedupack/2021R1/learn/

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