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Notch tensile strength

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The notch tensile strength (NTS) of a material is the value given by performing a standard tensile strength test on a notched specimen of the material.[1] The ratio between the NTS and the tensile strength is called the notch strength ratio (NSR).

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  1. ^ Fracture Toughness Proceedings of the 1971 National Symposium on Fracture Mechanics. ASTM International. p. 83.