sentence: Tensile stress is the opposite of compressive stress.
sentences_before: Therefore in a uniaxial material the length increases in the tensile stress direction and the other two directions will decrease in size. In the uniaxial manner of tension, tensile stress is induced by pulling forces.
concept_name: tensile stress
headings: Stress (mechanics) Simple stresses Uniaxial normal stress
categories: Materials science Elasticity (physics) Mechanics Engineering