Difference between Plasticity and Malleability

What is the difference between Plasticity and Malleability?

Plasticity as a noun is the quality or state of being plastic. while Malleability as a noun is the quality or state of being malleable.

Plasticity

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The quality or state of being plastic. the property of a solid body whereby it undergoes a permanent change in shape or size when subjected to a stress exceeding a particular value (the yield value)

Malleability

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The quality or state of being malleable.The property by virtue of which a material can be extended in all directions without rupture by the application of load

We hope you now know whether to use Plasticity or Malleability in your sentence.

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