ultimate strength
Maximum load capacity
Ultimate strength is the maximum stress a material can withstand before breaking.
In engineering and materials science, it represents the peak of a stress-strain curve—the point beyond which the material fails: The ultimate strength of this steel alloy exceeds 500 megapascals.
Also called ultimate tensile strength when referring specifically to tension forces.
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
- stress testingEvaluating capacity under extreme conditions
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
- maximum loadGreatest allowable weight
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- Tensile Testingelongation, specimen, breaking point, ductility, strain
- bonding propertiesadhesion, cohesion, tack, tackiness, stickiness
- materials testingmicroscopy, spectroscopy, electron microscopy, chemical analysis, microstructure
- metal testingmetal fatigue, compression test, hardness scale, impact resistance, ductility
- testingtest, unit testing, product testing, examine, check
- loadsload, armload, boatload, busload, carload
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