Residual stress

Description

The internal stress in a material at rest. Residual stress often result from nonuniform thermal changes, deformations, or other external forces applied during the forming or curing process.

Synonyms and Related Terms

"Restspannung (Deut.); contrainte résiduelle (Fr.); internal stress; internal force

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000