glossary
Tensile strength
Stress sustained during a defined pulling test. Specimen preparation, direction and conditioning affect results; it is not a deck span rating. Names and abbreviations: strength in tension. Related terms: Flexural strength; Elastic modulus; ISO 527. Sources: https://www.iso.org/standard/527-1
Sources & further reading
- ISO 527-1 — tensile properties of plastics ↗ISO · web · 2026-10-17