cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16859856
No going back
Which one is breaking point?
F for failure... But anything after Y (Yield strength) is permanently altered...
In this case Point Y is already permanently altered, IRL usually by 0.2 %.
You are plastically deformed?
Edit: fixed wording and phrasing, a bit
No stress/strain, no gain, to reach your ultimate strength!
In life, we can [not] be afraid to reach the next stage, plastic region, we must be willing to go further (elastic region) even if we fail.
Once we reach failure, then we can improve and acquire an adequate margin of safety, so we may move on to the next project!
A bit of strain hardening might even improve your (?toughness)?
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