breakage vs shattering

breakage and shattering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breakage	Yes	No	No	No
shattering	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, shattering is a hyponym of breakage; that is, shattering is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than breakage:

Other hyponyms of breakage include rupture, smashing, crack, cracking, fracture, chip, chipping, splintering.

breakage (noun)	shattering (noun)
the act of breaking something	the act of breaking something into small pieces
reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use
the quantity broken

breakage (adjective)	shattering (adjective)
	seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering