The Importance of Material Strength

We quantify a material strength by examining how much stress or strain it can withstand before the structure we're looking at deforms to a point that when we remove the stress, it will not go back to its original shape. There are different kinds of stresses that you can apply to materials. When we say something is strong, we actually have to think about in what context. So saying it's stronger than steel is really a simple answer to a complex situation.