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tensile force [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Physics
DEF

A force which tends to stretch or elongate something.

CONT

If the stress tends to stretch or lengthen the material, it is called tensile stress

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Physique
CONT

Avec certains polymères caoutchouteux soumis à un effort de traction, il peut se produire des allongements de 1200 %.

OBS

L'essai consiste à soumettre une éprouvette à un effort de traction et généralement jusqu'à rupture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Resistencia de los materiales
  • Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
  • Física
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