tensile strength

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  • Its average length is about twenty inches, and its tensile strength is superior to that of cotton.

    Textiles | William H. Dooley
  • It lacks the tensile strength and elasticity, and is of higher specific gravity than true silk.

    Textiles | William H. Dooley
  • What is very high tensile strength in boiler iron apt to go with?

    Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. Stephenson
  • In the first place, it gives the steel a greater tensile strength.

    United States Steel | Arundel Cotter
  • Nickel is about ten per cent heavier than steel, and has a tensile strength of 90,000 pounds per square inch.

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