靭じん性せい

noun

toughness; fracture toughness

Technical term in materials science for a material's ability to absorb energy and deform without fracturing. Often contrasted with 脆性 (brittleness).

See also: 脆性

• この鋼こう材ざいは靭じん性せいが高たかく、衝しょう撃げきに強つよい。

  This steel has high toughness and is resistant to impact.

• 材ざい料りょうの靭じん性せいを評ひょう価かする試し験けんを行おこなった。

  We conducted a test to evaluate the fracture toughness of the material.