the capacity of a material, as sheet steel, to be readily bent, stamped, shaped, etc.
Word origin
[1815–25; form + -ability]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aggressive, norm, pullout, treadmill, trolley-ability is a combination of -able and -ity, found on nouns corresponding to adjectives in -able. Other words that use the affix -ability include: adjustability, impenetrability, liability, portability, untouchability
Examples of 'formability' in a sentence
formability
Titanium alloys are materials with reduced formability, due to their low plasticity.
Bologa Octavian, Cotigă Carmen 2017, 'Technological aspects regarding machining the titanium alloys by means of incrementalforming', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201712103007. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The die design, formability, microstructure, and mechanical properties of the fabricated thin plates are analysed.
Chul Kyu Jin, Amir Bolouri, Chung Gil Kang, Gyu Wan Hwang 2014, 'Thin-Plate Forming by Thixo- and Rheoforging', Advances in Mechanical Engineeringhttp://ade.sagepub.com/content/6/10.1155_2014/371469.full.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The relatively high elongation and low planar anisotropy implies good formability at room temperature.
Jing Wang, Xinjian Zhang, Xi Lu, Yuansheng Yang, Zhenhong Wang 2016, 'Microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of hot-rolled Mg–4Al–2Sn–0.5Y–0.4Ndalloy', Journal of Magnesium and Alloyshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213956716300342. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The hot uniaxial tensile tests were conducted for further investigation on hot formability.
BoLin Ma, XiangDong Wu, XinJun Li, Min Wan, ZhengYang Cai 2016, 'Investigation on the hot formability of TA15 titanium alloy sheet', Materials & Designhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127516300119. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Mechanical testing and texture were made to corroborate the degree of annealing and formability.
Zambrano, P., Guerrero-Mata, M. P., Cavazos, J. L. 2011, 'Annealing of a ferritic stainless steel 409 stabilized with titanium and zirconiumadditions', Revista de Metalurgiahttp://revistademetalurgia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/revistademetalurgia/article/view/1177/1188. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Sodium hydroxide improved the film formability but, also, induced fragility.
Hermawan Judawisastra, Ramona D.R. Sitohang, Dodi Ikhsan Taufiq, Mardiyati 2018, 'The Fabrication of Yam Bean (Pachyrizous erosus) Starch based Bioplastics', International Journal of Technologyhttp://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/1129. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Fiber ratios were found to correlate well with improvement in softness, flexibility, and formability.
Michael Easson, Judson Vincent Edwards, Ningtao Mao, Chris Carr, David Marshall, JianguoQu, Elena Graves, Michael Reynolds, Andres Villalpando, Brian Condon 2018, 'Structure/Function Analysis of Nonwoven Cotton Topsheet Fabrics: Multi-Fiber BlendingEffects on Fluid Handling and Fabric Handle Mechanics', Materialshttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/11/2077. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Formability during the drawing process was measured with earring test.
Emil Spišák, Janka Majerníková, Ľuboš Kaščák 2016, 'FORMABILITY OF THIN SHEETS FROM ALUMINUM ALLOYS', Advances in Science and Technology Research Journalhttp://www.journalssystem.com/astrj/FORMABILITY-OF-THIN-SHEETS-FROM-ALUMINUM-ALLOYS,65759,0,2.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The material also showed good formability at elevated temperature due to the occurrence of superplasticity.
Taekyung Lee, Donald S. Shih, Yongmoon Lee, Chong Soo Lee 2015, 'Manufacturing Ultrafine-Grained Ti-6Al-4V Bulk Rod Using Multi-Pass Caliber-Rolling',Metalshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/5/2/777. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Their application potentials are, however, impeded by poor formability at room temperature.
Shmuel Samuha, Eyal Kahana, Oren Sadot, Roni Z. Shneck 2018, 'Improved Formability of Mg-AZ80 Alloy under a High Strain Rate in Expanding-Ring Experiments',Materialshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/2/329. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)