The property by virtue of which a substance can bear a lot of strain, without breaking is called tensile strength.

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Tensile strength is a measurement of the force required to pull something such as rope, wire or a structural beam to the point where it breaks.
The tensile strength of a material is the maximum amount of tensile stress that it can take before failure, for example breaking.

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