— Factor of Safety
Ratio of a material's failure strength to the actual working stress in the part. n > 1 means the design has margin before failure; n < 1 means it's predicted to fail.
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— Factor of Safety
Ratio of a material's failure strength to the actual working stress in the part. n > 1 means the design has margin before failure; n < 1 means it's predicted to fail.