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ULTIMATE STRENGTH [3 records]

Record 1 2013-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
DEF

A measure of resistance to breakage.

OBS

Ultimate strength, ultimate tensile strength or strength have practically the same meaning and may be used interchangeably.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie prothétique
DEF

Mesure de la résistance à la rupture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Prótesis dental
DEF

Resistencia correspondiente a la máxima carga durante el ensayo de tensión.

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Record 2 2011-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

The maximum stress (tensile, compressive, or shear) a material can sustain without fracture; determined by dividing maximum load by the original cross-sectional area of the specimen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Métallurgie générale
DEF

Contrainte maximale (de traction, de compression, de cisaillement) qu'un matériau peut subir avant rupture.

OBS

Terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Resistencia de los materiales
  • Metalurgia general
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Record 3 1978-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

(...) The maximum stress which a material is capable of developing in tension compression, shear (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

(...) la contrainte maximale qu'un matériau est capable de supporter en traction, compression, cisaillement (...)

Spanish

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