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==Key Stage 4==
 
==Key Stage 4==
 
===Meaning===
 
===Meaning===
The '''elastic limit''' is the point at which a [[material]] stops behaving [[Elastic Deformation|elastically]] and starts to behave [[Plastic Deformation|plastically]].
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The '''elastic limit''' is the maximum [[force]] which can be applied before an [[object]] stops behaving [[Elastic Deformation|elastically]] and starts to behave [[Plastic Deformation|plastically (inelastically)]].
  
 
===About the Elastic Limit===
 
===About the Elastic Limit===
 
: When a [[material]] reaches its '''elastic limit''' it will break.
 
: When a [[material]] reaches its '''elastic limit''' it will break.

Revision as of 20:24, 21 August 2019

Key Stage 4

Meaning

The elastic limit is the maximum force which can be applied before an object stops behaving elastically and starts to behave plastically (inelastically).

About the Elastic Limit

When a material reaches its elastic limit it will break.