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"Zugfestigkeit (Deut.); límite de elasticidad (Esp.); force de traction (Fr.); treksterkte (Ned.); | "Zugfestigkeit (Deut.); límite de elasticidad (Esp.); force de traction (Fr.); treksterkte (Ned.); | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | ||
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Description
The maximum amount of longitudinal stress that a material can withstand before breaking. The tensile strength is usually measured in pounds per square inch or kilograms per square centimeter. A high tensile strength indicates that a material is very strong.
Synonyms and Related Terms
"Zugfestigkeit (Deut.); límite de elasticidad (Esp.); force de traction (Fr.); treksterkte (Ned.);
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
- Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
- Boise Cascade Paper Group, The Paper Handbook, Boise Cascade, Portland OR, 1989
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "tensile strength" Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensile_strength (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)