elastic limit deformation
1elastic limit — Physics. the greatest stress that can be applied to an elastic body without causing permanent deformation. Also called limit of proportionality, proportional limit. [1860 65] * * * ▪ mechanics maximum stress or force per unit area within a… …
2elastic limit — noun 1. : the greatest stress that an elastic solid can sustain without undergoing permanent deformation 2. : the greatest stress for which the strain of an elastic body is proportional to the stress …
3elastic limit — noun Date: 1898 the greatest stress that an elastic solid can sustain without undergoing permanent deformation …
4elastic limit — /əlæstɪk ˈlɪmət/ (say uhlastik limuht) noun the limiting value of the stress which can be applied to a body, or substance, without causing its permanent deformation …
5elastic — adj 1 Elastic, resilient, springy, flexible, supple are comparable when they mean able to endure strain (as extension, compression, twisting, or bending) without being permanently affected or injured. Elastic and resilient are both general and… …
6deformation and flow — Alteration in size or shape of a body under the influence of mechanical forces. Flow is a change in deformation that continues as long as the force is applied. Gases and liquids normally flow relatively freely, while solids deform when subjected… …
7Deformation (engineering) — This article is about deformation in engineering. For a more rigorous treatment, see Deformation (mechanics). Compressive stress results in deformation which shortens the object but also expands it outwards. In materials science, deformation is a …
8Elastic modulus — An elastic modulus, or modulus of elasticity, is the mathematical description of an object or substance s tendency to be deformed elastically (i.e., non permanently) when a force is applied to it. The elastic modulus of an object is defined as… …
9Deformation (mechanics) — This article is about deformation in mechanics. For the term s use in engineering, see Deformation (engineering). Deformation in continuum mechanics is the transformation of a body from a reference configuration to a current configuration.[1] A… …
10elastic deformation — noun : deformation that disappears upon removal of the external forces causing the alteration and the stress associated with it * * * Physics. the temporary change in length, volume, or shape produced in an elastic substance by a stress that is… …
