tensile strength

noun

: the greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing apart

Examples of tensile strength in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Arda said New Grain has achieved tensile strength above 10 megapascals at elongations of 50 percent to 100 percent, colorfastness to rubbing rated between grades 4 and 5 and abrasion resistance exceeding 50,000 cycles. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Mixed into a suspension of cellulose nanoparticles and then frozen, the customised chimera formed a flexible molecular skeleton that dramatically increases the tensile strength of the surrounding ice. — Mike McRae 16, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Biology can deliver most of the functionality that materials deliver; for example, spider silk has the tensile strength of steel. — Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026

The results showed that samples manufactured by conventional methods exhibited increases of approximately 50% in tensile strength and 34% in impact strength compared to those produced by 3D printing. — Joshua Pearce, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tensile strength

• length