Portions of this entry contributed by Dana Romero
The pressure which a substance is capable of supporting without fracturing. The yield stress is typically to times the shear modulus. In industry, yield stresses are usually not even approached because the applied stresses are kept well below the yield stress by a safety factor on the order of 1.5 to 2.0.
Example yield stresses are summarized in the following table.
Elastic Limit, Shear Modulus, Stress, Yield Strength
