a measure of the ability of a material to withstand a longitudinal stress, expressed as the greatest stress that the material can stand without breaking
tensile strength in American English
resistance to lengthwise stress, measured (in force per unit of cross-sectional area) by thegreatest load pulling in the direction of length that a given substance can bear without tearing apart
tensile strength in Mechanical Engineering
(tɛnsɪl strɛŋkθ)
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Materials)
The tensile strength of a material is the maximum stress that can be applied to it before it breaks.
The tensile strength of aluminum alloys can be increased by special treatments.
Because of their high tensile strength, these products are suitable for boring in drilling machines.
The tensile strength of a material is the maximum stress that can be applied to it before it breaks.
Related wordsCompare tensile strength with fracture toughness, which is how likely a material is to resist fracture.
Examples of 'tensile strength' in a sentence
tensile strength
The cables still retain a measure of tensile strength and a surprising degree of resilience.