BRITTLE-DUCTILE REGIME
The region intermediate between purely brittle and purely ductile
behavior is called the brittle-ductile transition zone. Its important to
note that this is essentially a small-scale brittle process that results
in a bulk or macroscopic ductile process. This emphasizes the fact that
brittle and ductile behavior are not mutually exclusive processes and are
dependent on the scale of observation
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