Researchers and materials practitioners often come across the stress-strain diagram, which is a popular tool used to select materials based on their mechanical properties.

While the diagram is a useful resource for many applications, it is an issue that it is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 to use the stress – strain diagram for fracture analysis - a fatal beginner's mistake. The reason behind can be understood in our today’s illustration below!

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