Bauschinger effect

noun

The situation where a material's stress/strain characteristics change as a result of the microscopic stress distribution of the material. For example, an increase in tensile yield strength occurs at the expense of compressive yield strength.

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Meanings

nounBauschinger effect (plural Bauschinger effects)

plural Bauschinger effects

  1. The situation where a material's stress/strain characteristics change as a result of the microscopic stress distribution of the material. For example, an increase in tensile yield strength occurs at the expense of compressive yield strength.

Origin

Named after German engineer Johann Bauschinger.

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Bauschinger effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bauschinger%20effect

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