elastic limit
noun
: the greatest stress that an elastic solid can sustain without undergoing permanent deformation
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The other, by Korean and Malaysian researchers, looks at the effect of corrosion on steel that is stretched to or beyond its elastic limit as appears to have been the case for the ruptured pipe.
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NBC News, 2 Nov. 2021
But stretched beyond its elastic limit, the rubber band becomes permanently deformed.
—Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
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NBC News, 2 Nov. 2021
But stretched beyond its elastic limit, the rubber band becomes permanently deformed.
—Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
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“Elastic limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elastic%20limit. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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