Which property refers to a material's ability to be drawn, stretched, or formed without breaking?

The ability of a material to be drawn, stretched, or formed without breaking is defined as ductility. This property indicates how much deformation a material can undergo before it fails. Ductile materials can undergo significant plastic deformation, which makes them suitable for processes like drawing wires or forming shapes in metalworking.

Tensile strength refers to the maximum amount of tensile (stretching) stress that a material can withstand before breaking, but it does not indicate the extent to which a material can be deformed. Elasticity pertains to how well a material can return to its original shape after being deformed, while plasticity relates to the permanent deformation that occurs when a material is subjected to stress beyond its yield point. These properties provide valuable information about a material's behavior under stress, but ductility specifically highlights the capability of a material to be manipulated into different shapes without fracturing.