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yield point
noun
- the stress at which an elastic material under increasing stress ceases to behave elastically; under conditions of tensile strength the elongation is no longer proportional to the increase in stress Also calledyield stressyield strength
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The weighing beam is kept balanced after the yield point is reached and the maximum load, and at least one point beyond it, noted.
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