脆ぜい性せい

noun

brittleness

Technical term used in materials science and engineering to describe the tendency of a material to fracture without significant deformation.

• ガラスは脆ぜい性せいが高たかいため、衝しょう撃げきに弱よわい。

  Glass has high brittleness, so it is vulnerable to impact.

• 低てい温おんでは鋼はがねの脆ぜい性せいが増ます。

  At low temperatures, the brittleness of steel increases.