Interpreting Stress-Strain Diagrams
A Stress-Strain Diagram gives you information on how a specific material deforms under an applied stress. Even though a stress-strain diagram will look slightly different for each material you test, there are certain diagnostic features that are good to keep in mind. Linear Elastic Regime: Stress is linearly proportional to strain up to the yield strength (red circle). Any deformation within this regime is elastic so the material will recover its original form if the stress is removed. The slope in the linear…