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minus-squareRuBisCO@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·8 months agoGotcha. Thanks! Do the points P, E, Y, U, and F stand for something or are the letters arbitrary?
minus-squareDettweiler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down1·8 months agoPlastic deformation point, elastic deformation point, yield point, ultimate strength, and failure point
minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·8 months agoAnd here I was thinking it was: F U, yep.
minus-squareHootinNHollerin@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 months agoE is where it stops being linear, Y is yield, U is ultimate as in max, and f is fracture / failure. Not sure about p.
minus-squareLeftRedditOnJul1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·8 months agoP is the Proportional Limit, where it stops being linear, but remains elastic for a short while longer, meaning any deformation can still be recovered. E is the Elastic Limit, where it changes from elastic to plastic
minus-squareandrewth09@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·8 months agoProportional limit. Deformation is linear up until this point.
Gotcha. Thanks! Do the points P, E, Y, U, and F stand for something or are the letters arbitrary?
Plastic deformation point, elastic deformation point, yield point, ultimate strength, and failure point
And here I was thinking it was: F U, yep.
E is where it stops being linear, Y is yield, U is ultimate as in max, and f is fracture / failure. Not sure about p.
P is the Proportional Limit, where it stops being linear, but remains elastic for a short while longer, meaning any deformation can still be recovered. E is the Elastic Limit, where it changes from elastic to plastic
Proportional limit. Deformation is linear up until this point.