Elastic limit

the point on a stress–strain curve that indicates the limit of elastic behavior and the beginning of plastic behavior From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The elastic limit is the maximum amount an object can stretch before breaking (it cannot go back to its original state) if the object stretches at all. Once the spring has reached its elastic limit it can no longer return to its original form.


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