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tensile strength
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Princeton's WordNet
tensile strengthnoun
the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart
Wiktionary
tensile strengthnoun
The resistance of a material to longitudinal stress (tension); a measure of the force required to pull it apart
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tensile strength
Ultimate tensile strength (UTS), often shortened to tensile strength (TS), ultimate strength, or F tu {\displaystyle F_{\text{tu}}} within equations, is the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before breaking. In brittle materials the ultimate tensile strength is close to the yield point, whereas in ductile materials the ultimate tensile strength can be higher. The ultimate tensile strength is usually found by performing a tensile test and recording the engineering stress versus strain. The highest point of the stress–strain curve is the ultimate tensile strength and has units of stress. The equivalent point for the case of compression, instead of tension, is called the compressive strength. Tensile strengths are rarely of any consequence in the design of ductile members, but they are important with brittle members. They are tabulated for common materials such as alloys, composite materials, ceramics, plastics, and wood.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Tensile Strength
The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed, p2001)
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tensile strength in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tensile strength in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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