Sentence examples for were relatively brittle from inspiring English sources

The former demonstrated the highest impact strength and showed strong dependence on water content, while the latter were relatively brittle and demonstrated no dependence on water content.

Compounds with 40 or 50 wt% ZnSt improved the modulus of the ionomer by nearly 100%, but the compounds were relatively brittle and broke before yielding.

Pure PLGA scaffolds possessed a smooth, directional fibrous sheet-like structure with pore sizes of 0.1 200 μm, a porous Young's modulus of 93.5 kPa and were relatively brittle to touch.

Unlike glass fibers, which tend to be relatively brittle and not able to absorb energy".

In such a case, fibres may not be able to effectively bridge the initial crack and failure due to propagation of the crack is relatively brittle.

However, the CVD coating is relatively brittle and could fail due to fatigue cracking induced wear under localized contact stresses during the milling operation.

Polyhydroxybutyric acid synthesized from pure PHB is relatively brittle and stiff.

Most inertinite macerals are relatively brittle and hard, which in incident light microscopy is shown by their tendency to develop polishing relief.

It is also sometimes claimed that connectionist systems show the kind of flexibility in response to novel situations typical of human cognition — situations in which classical systems are relatively "brittle" or "fragile".

Unlike platinum, palladium may discolor upon heating to above 400 C; it is relatively brittle.

It will not melt, scorch, or warp (but it's relatively brittle for metal: don't thermally shock it with water right after you finish, but wait for it to cool to clean it).