Tensile Strength

02/18/26

“How can we measure an object’s resistance to being pulled apart?”

Pulling an object exerts stress on its atoms. Different materials will have different amounts of resistance to being pulled apart, summarized by the word Tensile Strength. The largest stress value it can handle before breaking is known as Ultimate Tensile Strength. Tensile is often one of the most important properties engineers must consider in material selection.

• Engineering
• Physics