Define factor of safety for ductile and brittle material.

Define factor of safety for ductile and brittle material.
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Factor of safety for ductile material: It is defined as ratio of yield stress to the working stress or 

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Factor of safety for Brittle material : It is defined as ratio of ultimate stress to the working stress /permissible /design stress or

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