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e only way its ductility can be measured is by the con-traction of its area, when, as a matter of fact, the elongation of the sample in a certainlength is a much more definite and reliable measure of its ductility and homogeneity. In a very short specimen, made by cutting out or nicking a wider… … Fig. 2. For it has been found by careful experimenters, that iron or steel may be so lacking inthis latter quality that in a test piece of say eight inches long, a short portion of the lengthwill be so soft and ductile that it shows a great reduction of area, while the remainingportion has so…
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