Difference between revisions of "Tensile strength"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | "Zugfestigkeit (Deut.); | + | "Zugfestigkeit (Deut.); límite de elasticidad (Esp.); force de traction (Fr.); treksterkte (Ned.); |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * 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" | + | * ''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) | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensile_strength (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005) | ||
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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.);
Authority
- 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)