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Elongation at break

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elinah34

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Hey,
In which cases you take into account this (elongation at break) data?
If I check the predicted stresses and see that these are much lower than the yield stress, why would it matter?
I have 2 plastics manufactured by different manufacturer. One of them has a much lower elongation at break...
 
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