formability
Capacity for reshaping
Formability is how readily a material can be shaped, bent, or molded without cracking or failing.
The term appears mainly in manufacturing and materials science, describing metals, plastics, and other substances: The alloy's excellent formability makes it ideal for automotive body panels.
High formability means a material tolerates significant deformation during stamping, pressing, or drawing.
Moldable earth for ceramics
- throwingPropelling by arm motion
- greenwareUnfired clay pottery
- plasticityAbility to change shape
- wedgingForcing into tight space
firing · kiln · bisque · porcelain · stoneware · earthenware · moldability · workability
Ability to stretch unbroken
- malleabilityCapacity for deformation without breaking
- workabilityEase of handling material
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- stampingForceful foot motion
drawing · bendability · deformability · rolling · extrusion · annealing · tempering · hammering
Capacity to be shaped
- thermoformingShaping softened plastic sheets
- extrusionPushing through a die
- viscoelasticityCombined fluid-solid deformation behavior
- resinViscous plant secretion
Giving something its form
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
configurability · adaptability · customization · modifiability · versatility · reconfigurability · prototyping · iteration
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
- throwingPropelling by arm motion
- greenwareUnfired clay pottery
- plasticityAbility to change shape
wedging · firing · kiln · bisque · porcelain · stoneware · earthenware · moldability · workability · glazing
ductility
Ability to stretch unbroken
- malleabilityCapacity for deformation without breaking
- workabilityEase of handling material
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
stamping · drawing · bendability · deformability · rolling · extrusion · annealing · tempering · hammering · blanking
moldability
Capacity to be shaped
- thermoformingShaping softened plastic sheets
- extrusionPushing through a die
- viscoelasticityCombined fluid-solid deformation behavior
resin · pliability · elasticity · calendering · laminating
shaping
Giving something its form
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
manufacturing · configurability · adaptability · customization · modifiability · versatility · reconfigurability · prototyping · iteration · refinement
- metalworkingwelding, casting, forging, smithing, smelting
- material propertieshardness, elasticity, ductility, strength, durability
- plasticityclay, putty, dough, wax, polymer
- material mechanicsstress-strain, tensile strength, elasticity, strain, ductility
formabilitybrittleness
Prone to snapping
rigidity · inflexibility · unworkability · fragility · stiffness
form, inform, uniform, reform, perform, formation, transform, conform, deform