tensile strength

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tensile strength (countable and uncountable, plural tensile strengths)

Alternative form of ultimate tensile strength

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Will power is only the tensile strength of one's own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce. Cesare Pavese

Some spider silks are really strong, but not all of them are. The ones that are really strong can actually rival steel and approach the tensile strength of Kevlar. Thus far, the dragline silk seems to be the strongest. Cheryl Hayashi

Above 30% of the acellular part of bone consists of the organic components, and 70% of salts.sfn The strands of collagen give bone its tensile strength, and the interspersed crystals of hydroxyapatite give bone its compressional strength. Source: Internet

Commonly, the soil reinforcement is geogrid, a high-strength polymer mesh, that provide tensile strength to hold soil together. Source: Internet

For normal car and light-truck applications, SAE specification J431 G3000 (superseded to G10) dictates the correct range of hardness, chemical composition, tensile strength, and other properties necessary for the intended use. Source: Internet

A low density TPS material might lack the tensile strength to resist spallation if the dynamic pressure is too high. Source: Internet

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