the greatest stress that can be applied to a material without causing permanent deformation
elastic limit in American English
noun
Physics
the greatest stress that can be applied to an elastic body without causing permanent deformation
Also called: limit of proportionality, proportional limit
Word origin
[1860–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, calibrate, institutionalism, mutualism, prep
Examples of 'elastic limit' in a sentence
elastic limit
Relaxation characteristics of dynamic elastic limit were determined.
Malyugina Svetlana, Mokrushin Sergey, Mayorova Anna, Kazakov Dmitry, Kozelkov Oleg,Pavlenko Alexander, Belyaev Dmitry 2018, 'Incipience and development of spall fracture in 30KHGSA steel, α↔ε transformation,spall fracture and damage recovery', EPJ Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201818303022. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This process deforms the tube beyond its elastic limit.
A Karrech, AC Seibi 2013, 'Coupling and Damping Effects on the Dynamics of Submerged Expanded Tubes in BoreholeWells', The Journal of Engineering Researchhttps://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/tjer/article/view/120. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Elastic limit, recoverable strain, and development of the strain localization were studied.
Elżbieta A. Pieczyska, Michał Maj, Karol Golasiński, Maria Staszczak, Tadahiko Furuta,Shigeru Kuramoto 2018, 'Thermomechanical Studies of Yielding and Strain Localization Phenomena of Gum Metalunder Tension', Materialshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/4/567. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The following mechanical properties were evaluated: maximum load, elastic limit load and stiffness.
Gustavo C. Vieira, Rafael I. Barbosa, Alexandre M. Marcolino, Antonio C. Shimano,Valeria M. C. Elui, Marisa C. R. Fonseca 2011, 'Influence of the number of layers of paris bandage plasters on the mechanical propertiesspeciments used on orthopedic splints Influência do número de camadas na propriedademecânica de espécimes fabricados com atadura gessada usados para confeccionar splintsortopédicos', Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-35552011000500007. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The loading amplitude did not exceed 1% of the elastic limit.
Matyash Yury, Sosnovsky Yury, Kondrikov Evgeniy, Muravyov Dmitriy 2018, 'Study of the structurally sensitive physical characteristics of materials used tofabricate highly loaded elements of rolling stock', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201823901027. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Before processing hardness, strength, the elastic limit of this alloy have a small value.
Nguyen Duong Nam 2019, 'INFLUENCE OF HEAT TREATMENT AND DEFORMATION ON THE MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIESCu-Ni-Sn ALLOY', Journal of Mechanical Engineering Research and Developmentshttps://jmerd.org.my/Paper/Vol.42,No.3(2019)/102-105.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The paper focuses on the method of calculation of evolution shells beyond the elastic limit.
Astakhova Avgustina 2016, 'Plastic deformations in thin rotational shells', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20168601016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Dependences of the spallation strength and dynamic elastic limit in a wide temperature range are obtained.
Mokrushin Sergey S., Mayorova Anna S., Malyugina Svetlana N., Pavlenko Alexander V.,Sagaradze Victor V., Kataeva Natalya V., Volkova Elena G. 2018, 'Dynamic properties of reactor steels Kh16N15M3T1 and Kh13V2 under shock-wave loadingof submicrosecond scale', EPJ Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201818302048. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The paper focuses on the model of calculation of thin isotropic shells beyond the elastic limit.
Astakhova Avgustina 2018, 'Calculation of thin isotropic shells beyond the elastic limit by the method of elasticsolutions', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201819601014. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
An elastic limit state has been determined, and formation of plastic hinges and collapse mechanism has been investigated.
A Heidari 2014, 'Incremental elastic-plastic analysis of a continuous steel beam with shakedown', RUDN Journal of Engineering Researcheshttp://journals.rudn.ru/engineering-researches/article/view/4800. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)