Bauschinger effect
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after German engineer Johann Bauschinger.
Noun[edit]
Bauschinger effect (plural Bauschinger effects)
- 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.