Bauschinger effect

noun

Bau·​sching·​er effect

ˈbȯ-(ˌ)shiŋ-ər-

: the phenomenon by which plastic deformation of a metal increases the yield strength in the direction of plastic flow and decreases the yield strength in the opposite direction

Word History

Etymology

after Johann Bauschinger †1893 German technologist

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