Category:Definitions/Yield Stress

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Let a body $\BB$ be deformed under stress.

The yield stress of $\BB$ is the stress above which $\BB$ is no longer elastic, and does not return to the same shape when the stress is removed.

If $\BB$ is brittle, it may tend to fracture before reaching the point of deformation.