ALL meanings of tensile strength
ten·sile strength
T t - noun tensile strength force needed to pull sth apart 1
- noun tensile strength the resistance of a material to longitudinal stress, measured by the minimum amount of longitudinal stress required to rupture the material. 1
- noun tensile strength a measure of the ability of a material to withstand a longitudinal stress, expressed as the greatest stress that the material can stand without breaking 0
- noun tensile strength resistance to lengthwise stress, measured (in force per unit of cross-sectional area) by the greatest load pulling in the direction of length that a given substance can bear without tearing apart 0
- noun tensile strength The tensile strength of a material is the maximum stress that can be applied to it before it breaks. 0