What is Material fracture?
A '''fracture''' is the [[separation]] of a body into more than one piece under the action of [[stress (physics)|stress]]. The word ''fracture'' is often applied to [[Bone fracture|bone]]s of living creatures or to [[crystal]]s or crystalline materials, such as [[gemstone]]s or [[metal]]. Sometimes, fractures can happen without the object actually separating into two or more pieces. {{science-stub}} [[Category:Materials science]]