| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Elastic limit | The elastic limit is the stress at which a material no longer undergoes a change in strain linearly proportional to the change in stress. At stress levels below the elastic limit the material is said to be elastic. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Elastic limit | Aerospace | Maximum stress that can be applied to a body without producing permanent deformation. (references) | |
| Elastic limit | Mining | 1: See yield point. (references) | |
| 2: The greatest stress that can be developed in a material without permanent deformation remaining when the stress is released. (references) | |||
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