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yield point

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yield point [′yēld ‚pȯint]
(mechanics)
The lowest stress at which strain increases without increase in stress.


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All strain related test results, such as offset yield/proof stress, yield point elongation, r value and strain to failure are measured automatically.
Film can also be stretched past its yield point if the film is too hot or tension is too high.
The problem, Cassman says, is that each point on the curve is an average of a cloud of yield points from different fields and different years.
 
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