##  [Ramberg-Osgood Model](/ramberg-osgood-model) 

  ##  [Ramberg-Osgood Model](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/ramberg-osgood-model-0) 

  

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Definition

A phenomenological constitutive relation expressing total strain ε as the sum of a linear elastic term and a nonlinear power‑law term — commonly written ε = σ/E + (σ/K)^{1/n} or equivalent parametrizations — that produces a smooth transition from Hookean elasticity at low stress to power‑law plasticity at higher stress for monotonic loading in metals.