RESIDUAL STRESS


Meaning of RESIDUAL STRESS in English

Metall.

a stress in a metal, on a microscopic scale and resulting from nonuniform thermal changes, plastic deformation, or other causes aside from temporary external forces or applications of heat.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .