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ultimate tensile strength
Sign in to saveAlso known as UTS, tensile strength, TS, ultimate strength, tensile force
capacity of a material or structure to withstand loads tending to elongate; resists tension (being pulled apart); measured by the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before breaking
Research
4,819 papers- Aging Decreases the Ultimate Tensile Strength of Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Allografts.Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association · 2021
- Anisotropic ultimate strength and microscopic fracture patterns during tensile testing in the dentin-enamel junction region.Dental materials journal · 2020
- Ultimate tensile strength of tooth structures.Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials · 2004
- Empirical relationships between bone density and ultimate strength: A literature review.Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2020
- Ultimate Tensile Strength Evaluation of Bi-Colored Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Sheets In-Office Manufactured With Different Heating Protocols.Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology · 2026
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Encyclopedic overview
Two vises apply tension to a specimen by pulling at it, stretching the specimen until it fractures. The maximum stress it withstands before fracturing is its ultimate tensile strength. Ultimate tensile strength (also called UTS, tensile strength, TS, ultimate strength or
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