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LOAD-ELONGATION CURVE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Strength of Materials
  • Physics
  • Rheology
CONT

Initial modulus: The slope of the initial straight portion of a stress-strain or load-elongation curve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Physique
  • Rhéologie
DEF

Représentation graphique montrant le rapport existant entre la variation de dimension de l'éprouvette (dans le sens d'application de la force) et la grandeur de la force appliquée.

CONT

L'allure générale des courbes charge-allongement est fonction de la nature viscoélastique du polymère constituant la fibre.

Spanish

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