what is the difference between tensile & yield strength?

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what is the difference between tensile & yield strength?

2006-10-08 16:48:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

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2006-10-08 17:08:29 · answer #1 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Tensile strength measures the force required to pull something such as rope, wire, or a structural beam to the point where it breaks.

Yield strength, or the yield point, is defined in engineering and materials science as the stress at which a material begins to plastically deform.

2006-10-09 00:30:48 · answer #2 · answered by superdude superdude superdude 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋