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Units 10/11/11a Waddington Way,
Aldwarke Wharfe Business Park,
Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S65 3SH

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The UK’s leading distributor of metric stainless steel

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Metal Glossary

Stainless Steel Metal Glossary (U)


Ultimate Tensile Strength, Tensile Strength

The maximum load, in tension, that a material can withstand before breaking. It is calculated as a breaking load for a standard cross section area and measured in Newtons per square mm (Nmm-2) or Mega-Pascals (MPa).