In materials science and metallurgy, toughness is the resistance to fracture of a material when stressed. It is defined as the amount of energy that a material can absorb before rupturing, and can be found by finding the area (i.e., by taking the integral) underneath the stress-strain curve.

Toughness, often expressed as the Modulus of Toughness, is measured in units of joules per cubic meter (J/m³) in the SI system and pound-force per square inch (sometimes expressed as in-lb/in³) in US customary units.

See also

• Fracture toughness
• Tensile strength

External links

• Engineering Stress-strain Curve

Materials science | Metallurgy

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