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plastic strain

American  

noun

  1. Physics. strain in which an object that has been deformed does not go back to its original shape and size after the deforming force has stopped acting on it.

plastic strain Scientific  

  1. Strain in which the distorted body does not return to its original size and shape after the deforming force has been removed.

  2. See more at strain

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C, the most deformable, breaks only after significant elastic and plastic strain.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The straight dashed parts are elastic strain and the curved parts are plastic strain.

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Rock that is stressed responds with either elastic or plastic strain, and will eventually break.

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