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The energy required to crack a material

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Toughness is the resistance of a material to being broken in two, by a crack running across it - this is called "fracture" and absorbs energy. The amount of energy absorbed during fracture depends on the size of the component which is broken in two.

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The toughness resist the crack while the fracture is creating the crack

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