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MeSH Heading: Tensile Strength
Tree Number(s): G01.374.850
Unique ID: D013718
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013718
Annotation: do not confuse with COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
Scope Note: The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed, p2001)
Previous Indexing: Biomechanics (1968-1976); Elasticity (1967-1976); Stress, Mechanical (1973-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 77
History Note: 77
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/04/16
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Tensile Strength MeSH Descriptor Data 2025