SMS: Stainless Metric Stock - The UK's leading distributer of metric stainless steel
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Unit 8, Petre Court, Clayton Le Moors,
Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5HY

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08:00 - 17:00

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+44 (0)1254 775133

The UK’s leading distributor of metric stainless steel

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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).