Figure 3: Stress-Strain Diagram. As steel bolts stretch, they act like a spring to hold connected parts together. The spring action increases up to the yield point. This is the bolt’s elastic range (between points 1 and 2). Beyond that load, the bolt becomes permanently stretched, and can begin to weaken. Beyond a certain point, the bolt can fracture (point 4). This is the bolt’s plastic range.
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