• HootinNHollerin@lemmy.worldOP
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      5 months ago

      Past the elastic deformation region / yield stress you get plastic deformation, which even when the stress is completely removed there is permanent deformation.

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      Everything past the dotted line is the point where the material won’t go back to its original shape.
      Example: You can push on the hood of your car all you want, it’ll flex, and go back to its original shape (elastic deformation); but stand on it, and it’ll dent (plastic deformation).