The ultimate tensile stress (UTS) is:

  1. the stress at zero strain
  2. the elastic limit
  3. the maximum stress a material can withstand before breaking
  4. the Young modulus
Answer

C) the maximum stress a material can withstand before breaking

The highest point on the stress–strain curve. SLO P-11-B-26 · Understanding

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