proportional limit

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proportional limit [prə′pȯr·shən·əl ′lim·ət]

(mechanics)

The greatest stress a material can sustain without departure from linear proportionality of stress and strain.

proportional limit

The greatest stress which a material is capable of sustaining without any deviation from Hooke’s law.

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