Yield strength determines how much force is needed to permanently deform the material (for crash-worthiness).

Crashing into walls or terrain can permanently deform a vehicle.

While the panel was not broken as a result of the test, the impact was enough to permanently deform a seal.

Older solid aluminum wire also had problems with a property called "creep" which resulted in the wire permanently deforming or relaxing over time under load.

The crimper may also permanently deform part of the plastic plug body in such a way that it grips the outer sheath of the cable.

In materials science, creep is the tendency of a solid material to move slowly or deform permanently under the influence of stresses.

Fracture pressure is the amount of pressure it takes to permanently deform the rock structure of a formation.

Creep is the tendency of a solid material to slowly move or deform permanently under constant stresses.

The yield moment (My) of this wire is 1450gm-mm, thus deforming permanently with 145gm of activation.

It can be a push or a pull, which causes an object to change direction, have new velocity, or to deform temporarily or permanently.