At some point, this stress can exceed the strength of the material, causing a crack to form.

The part will break when the stress exceeds the strength.

If the stress exceeds a critical value, as was mentioned above, the material will undergo plastic, or irreversible, deformation.

There was a horrible sound of shearing metal as the stresses on the tubeway exceeded its tolerances.

A material can fail, via a propagating crack, when a concentrated stress exceeds the material's theoretical cohesive strength.

The stress between kneecap and thigh can exceed 2,000 pounds when you stand up.

"Those at risk are the ones whose stress exceeds the resources they have to cope with it."

When these stresses exceed the strength of the glass, breakage results.

However, as the normal force increases, eventually the stresses in the plate's surface will exceed its yield strength.

They form when the stresses exceed the yield strength of rock, resulting in the deformation of surface materials.