Mechanical
- Stress (mechanics), the average amount of force exerted per unit area
- Compressive stress, the stress applied to materials resulting in their compaction. It is the ability of a material to resist being crushed.
- Tensile stress (also referred to as tension) is the stress state leading to expansion
- Yield stress, the stress at which a material begins to deform plastically
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