Proof Stress
To know about proof stress, first understand the behavior of materials. Like ductile and brittle materials. We all know the ductile is elastic and show permanent deformation under external load. Meanwhile the brittle doesn't show much deformation. But now the question is how much deformation will be considered as under ductile category or in brittle category. To distinguish between ductile and brittle materials. proof stress show significant role to find the category of materials. i.e. ductile or brittle. Stress-strain curve for x material is shown below. To find the material X is ductile or brittle proof stress point should be located on stress strain curve of the material. For many ductile materials other than mild streel, eg. aluminum, copper, high tensile steel etc. no definite yield point is obtained. for such materials, the shape of the stress-strain diagram is given below. In such a case, the yield stress is obtained by measuring the stress corresponding to some residual