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CHAMP ELASTICITE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

The stress range in which a material will not fail when subjected to the action of a force, but will not recover completely so that a permanent deformation results when the force is removed.

OBS

plastic range: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ingénierie
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
DEF

Limite des contraintes entre lesquelles un matériau qui y est soumis ne cède pas mais ne retrouve pas ensuite son état initial: il subsiste une déformation permanente lorsque la contrainte cesse d'être appliquée.

OBS

champ d'élasticité : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería
  • Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
DEF

Límites entre los cuales un material no se deforma cuando se le somete a fuerzas, pero que no recobra completamente su estado inicial de manera que queda una deformación permanente cuando cesan las fuerzas aplicadas.

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