"compression set" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compression sets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} compression set (plural compression sets)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Physics Related terms: viscoelastic

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