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| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Definition: The stress at which general plastic elongation of the test piece takes place. This point is well defined in hardened and tempered or annealed structures but can be ill defined in "as drawn" structures.
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