Ductile fracture of a stressed material, which exhibits a large plastic deformation is commonly caused by the formation and coalescence of voids in the necked region
Brittle fracture is caused by the propagation of pre-existing cracks in the material and involves minimum plastic deformation
Fatigue fracture of a material is always brittle in nature and takes place due to the existence of line imperfections
Brittle materials are generally tested in tension
B. Brittle fracture is caused by the propagation of pre-existing cracks in the material and involves minimum plastic deformation