Complete Definition of "compression set"

English

Noun
compression set
#The tendency of soft materials, such as elastomers, to undergo permanent deformation; the tendency of such materials to have a memory or to lose their ability to recover in a completely elastic manner.

See also
viscoelastic

References
Discussion of compression set testing method.

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