(transitive) To make (metal) ductile.

simple past tense and past participle of ductilize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ductilize

(physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.

Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking. / Molded easily into a new form. / (rare) Led easily; prone to follow.

plural of ductility

ductility

present participle of ductilize

in a ductile manner

A form of cast iron with nodular graphite inclusions, having many industrial applications.