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"plastic deformation" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a type of permanent deformation of a material caused by a force greater than the material's elastic limit. For example: "The plastic deformation of the metal made it difficult to repair the car."
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plastic deformation
noun
A permanent change in the shape or size of an object without breaking it or putting it under excessive stress
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The mechanism of plastic deformation of crystals.
Akhtar, A. & Teghtsoonian, A. Plastic deformation of zirconium single crystals.
Plastic deformation and plowing are not involved under light loads.
Plastic deformation is a property of ductile and malleable solids.
Hutchinson, J.W., " Plastic Deformation of B.C.C. Polycrystals". J. Mech.
In fact, it decreases with plastic deformation.
Local plastic deformation is difficult to occur.
Plastic deformation of shot is also considered.
It is also interesting that YHx can apparently accommodate up to 4.3% strain without plastic deformation.
Gehrmann, R., Frommert, M. M. & Gottstein, G. Texture effects on plastic deformation of magnesium.
Subjected to a shear stress over time, ice will undergo creep, or plastic deformation.
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