elastic recovery

noun

The ability of a material to return to its original size after being stretched or compressed, as opposed to becoming permanently deformed or shattering.

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Meanings

nounelastic recovery (uncountable)
  1. uncountablematerials scienceThe ability of a material to return to its original size after being stretched or compressed, as opposed to becoming permanently deformed or shattering.

    After stress is relieved, however, conventional ferroelectric materials exhibit poor elastic recovery—typically less than 2%, thus tend to be either brittle (ferroelectric ceramics) or plastic (ferroelectric polymers).

    2023 August 3, “Scientists propose method that imparts elastic recovery to ferroelectric materials”, in Phys.org, archived from the original on 09 Oct 2024
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