1. When they reach their elastic limits , they start to yield. 2. Cracking occurs when the strain is applied quickly and outside of the elastic limit . 3. This shows that although nanotubes are very rigid, they have an extremely high elastic limit . 4. Many materials will noticeably deviate from Hooke's law well before those elastic limits are reached. 5. A long column is constrained by the elastic limit ( that is by amount of buckling ). 6. Hence, the characterizations of solid materials include specification, usually in terms of strains, of its elastic limits . 7. Such a curve can be labelled with specific identifiable point such as elastic limit , yield point and fracture. 8. Many materials have no clearly defined elastic limit , and Hooke's law can not be meaningfully applied to these materials. 9. :In short, Kwami, having pressed 3RR to its elastic limit , is now coming here to settle a style dispute. 10. Materials behave elastically until the deforming force increases beyond the elastic limit , which is also known as the yield stress.