Although the material softens it is still generally able to sustain more load before ultimate failure.

"You probably have one, maybe two shots, before total failure," said Vencetti resolutely.

Most mechanical switches are built to operate 10,000 cycles before failure, which is about 30 years for a cycle rate of 1 action per day.

The rock hopper would eventually break down; it had an expected time before failure of only one thousand kilometers.

We estimate less than one hour before catastrophic failure.

The material has an elongation (stretch before ultimate failure) of 9-10%.

I estimate another fifteen minutes before critical failure occurs.

The material has elongation (stretch before ultimate failure) of 18%.

Tube performance can deteriorate slightly over time before eventual catastrophic failure.

It does not seem to cause inaccurate shutter speeds before failure.