Phenomena and Processes

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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Structured Summary

Abstract

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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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Strength, Tensile
  • Strengths, Tensile
  • Tensile Strengths

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Aspects Covered

3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH

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History Note

77

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Previous Indexing

  • Biomechanics (1968-1976)
  • Elasticity (1967-1976)
  • Stress, Mechanical (1973-1976)

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Tree Number

  1. G01w.374.850w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tensile Strength. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013718. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013718
  2. Tensile Strength. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_tensile_strength
  3. Tensile Strength. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76005