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Materials science

the ratio of bulk to shear modulus used as an indicator of whether a metal behaves in a ductile or brittle way.

In materials science, Pugh's ratio refers to the ratio of bulk to shear modulus used as an indicator of whether a metal behaves in a ductile or brittle way. This meaning comes from Pugh (1954) in The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science.[1]

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References

Pugh, S. F. (1954). XCII. Relations between the elastic moduli and the plastic properties of polycrystalline pure metals. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 45(367), 823-843. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786440808520496

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