How to Use tensile strength in a Sentence

tensile strength

noun
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  • Its tensile strength is greater than that of mild steel.
    — The Economist, 20 Jan. 2018
  • Those things have the tensile strength of chicken bones.
    — al, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Still, Sondheim and Furth’s show has its own tensile strength.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The Vikings went from having the tensile strength of tin in the first half to titanium in the second half.
    — Bob Sansevere, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2019
  • As a rule of thumb, never load more than 350 pounds for lower tensile strength bars.
    — Mike Richard and Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Qalo also notes that its rings support up to 17 lbs of force in the gym, known as tensile strength.
    — Good Housekeeping, 15 Mar. 2023
  • All zip ties have a tensile strength rating, which is the amount of weight a zip tie can hold before breaking.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Every barbell on this list is made of high-tensile strength steel.
    — Mike Richard and Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 26 Oct. 2022
  • For example, a zip tie with a tensile strength of 50 pounds will break if used to hold something more than 50 pounds.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 24 Sep. 2019
  • That’s good news, since it’s made from hemp, recycled polyester, and elastane with four times the tensile strength of cotton.
    — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The twisting and retwisting produce a tensile strength.
    — Siobhan Roberts, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020
  • The exposure to the wasabi vapors even increased the sample’s tensile strength by 26 percent.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Changing the tensile strength of each flavor's shell can determine the order in which the flavors are perceived.
    — Eunice Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2015
  • Similarly, chain mail exhibits high-tensile strength to protect a warrior but is able to fit around the body.
    — Lars Fischer, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The samurai sword is beaten, heated for red hot tensile strength and plunged into cold water over and over again in order to harden the blade.
    — Greg Story, Forbes, 24 May 2021
  • Dyneema, widely used in body armor, is known for its incredible tensile strength, measured to be 15 times stronger than steel threads of the same weight.
    — Adam W. Chase, Outside Online, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The rigging was also simple—old school braided salt ‘n pepper line with a tensile strength in the ballpark of 8.43 metric tons.
    — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 10 Apr. 2023
  • As Yo-han, Kang’s face is a dark study in misery, determination and tensile strength.
    — Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 11 June 2022
  • Lee bought the same bra, washed it scores of times and tested its tensile strength in a simulated strangulation.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 23 July 2019
  • It becomes fully grown after about seven years, has the tensile strength of steel, and absorbs and stores more carbon than softwood trees.
    — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Both levels of disposable gowns also failed to meet a standard for tensile strength, which was not recognized by the FDA at the time of testing but has been since.
    — Brett Kelman, Scientific American, 5 July 2022
  • Our tensile strength testing machine (called an Instron) reports the force needed to pull apart swatches of fabric.
    — Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023
  • In fact, many people report a tensile strength similar to a steel cable of the same diameter.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 12 Oct. 2020
  • The high tensile strength makes spreading liquids evenly simple.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 15 June 2021
  • And Norman Hardie makes graceful chardonnays and pinot noirs that would seem almost fragile if not for their cohesive, tensile strength.
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Carbon nanotubes have more tensile strength than steel, which would not be up to such an intense task, though they haven't been constructed or tested at such a mammoth scale.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 4 Sep. 2018
  • And although his habitat has been made more secure since then, including adding stainless steel cargo clips rated at 450 pounds tensile strength, Ben still found a way to get out.
    — Mallika Kallingal, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Just weeks later, after the zoo made his enclosure more secure by adding stainless steel cargo clips rated at 450 pounds tensile strength, the wily creature got out again.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Soft and pillowy with a bit of sweetness, yet with the necessary tensile strength to carry the mass of toppings, the doggo bun is commonly mistaken for a bolillo.
    — Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2022
  • The team ran physical tests to measure tensile strength, finding that a mixture of 55 percent ochre produces optimal ergonomics.
    — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024

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