##  [Residual Stress](/residual-stress) 

  ##  [Residual Stress](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/residual-stress-0) 

  

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Definition

Stresses that remain in a solid body after manufacturing, processing, or thermal treatment when no external mechanical loads or sustained thermal gradients are present; these stresses are self‑equilibrating internal force distributions that may be elastic, plastic or a combination and can vary through the thickness and at microstructural scales.