Tensile strength
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006290
The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006290 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Strength (mechanics); Wood bond strength; Brittleness; Compression strength; Tensiometers; Modulus of elasticity |
| Translations | Spanish: resistencia a la tensión |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006290",
"term": "Tensile strength",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"strength (mechanics)",
"wood bond strength",
"brittleness",
"compression strength",
"tensiometers",
"modulus of elasticity"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "resistencia a la tensión"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/tensile-strength/"
}
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