English Explanatory Dictionary

Bauschinger effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The situation where a material's stress/strain characteristics change as a result of the microscopic stress distribution of the material. For example, an increase in tensile yield strength occurs at the expense of compressive yield strength.

Word forms

Bauschinger effect Bauschinger effects

Etymology

Named after German engineer Johann Bauschinger.

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