Tensile strength

Introduction: Tensile strength

Description of Tensile strength

Tensile strength: the maximum tensile stress or load that a material is capable of sustaining; usually expressed in pounds per square inch.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Tensile strength: the tendency of materials to stretch rather than break when pulled apart; especially applicable to wire, cord, and the like, but may apply to biological tissues as well.
Source: CRISP

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).
Source: MeSH 2007

Tensile strength: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Tensile strength:

• Strength

Terms associated with Tensile strength:

Broader terms for Tensile strength

• Biomechanics
• Mechanics

Source - MeSH 2007

• physical property

Source - CRISP

The term Tensile strength can be used for:

• ductile

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Tensile strength

The following list attempts to classify Tensile strength into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Natural Sciences
  • Physics
    • Biophysics
      • Biomechanics
        • Tensile Strength

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Natural Sciences
  • Physics
    • Mechanics
      • Tensile Strength

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