yield point

British  

noun

1. Also called: yield stress.   yield strength.  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

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The point at which elastic deformation is surpassed and strain becomes permanent is called the yield point.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017

In commercial practice, the yield point is therefore determined by the "drop of the beam."

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin

A tensile test therefore gives four properties of great usefulness: The yield point, the ultimate strength, the elongation and the contraction.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin

The weighing beam is kept balanced after the yield point is reached and the maximum load, and at least one point beyond it, noted.

From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Samuel J. Record

Soft steels "give" very quickly at the yield point.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin