yield point
Noun
Meaning
yield point (plural yield points)
(materials science) The point at which, as the strain (deformation amount) is increased, a material begins deforming plastically (irreversibly) rather than elastically.
Noun
yield point (plural yield points)
(materials science) The point at which, as the strain (deformation amount) is increased, a material begins deforming plastically (irreversibly) rather than elastically.