allowable stress

[EmnaFati]

Hi every one
I have a question, is there a difference between allowable tensile stress and allowable stress, if yes what's the difference

 

[IFRs]

Allowable stress is like saying "crayon" and allowable tensile stress is like saying "green crayon"

 

[Gilmiril]

For ductile materials, there really shouldn't be a difference between the two. But for non-ductile materials, the allowable tensile stress would be lower than the allowable compressive stress, so the differentiation is necessary.

 

[JStephen]

Where the failure mode is buckling, the allowable stress may be only a fraction of the allowable tensile stress.
In some cases, bending stress may be allowed to exceed allowable tensile stress.