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PERMANENT PLASTIC STRAIN [1 record]

Record 1 2001-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rheology
  • Chemistry
  • Construction
DEF

Permanent change in shape or size of a solid body without fracture resulting from the application of sustained stress beyond the elastic limit.

CONT

Removal of the load reveals that the testpiece does not fully regain its original dimensions, and assumes a specific, but small, degree of plastic or permanent deformation.

OBS

plastic deformation: Term standardized by ISO-5843-2, 1990, Aerospace Rivets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rhéologie
  • Chimie
  • Construction
CONT

Tant que la contrainte [de traction] n'a pas dépassé une certaine valeur E appelée limite d'élasticité, la déformation reste réversible ou élastique, c'est-à-dire que l'éprouvette reprend ses dimensions initiales lorsque la charge est supprimée [...] Au-delà de la limite d'élasticité, les allongements deviennent permanents. Il y a déformation plastique [...]

OBS

déformation plastique: terme normalisé par ISO-5843-2, 1990, Rivets pour les constructions aérospatiales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reología
  • Química
  • Construcción
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