Residual Stress Posted on 18th December 201510th May 2021 by ThePD (The Project Definition) A Residual Stress is a stress that remain in a solid material after the original cause of the stresses has been removed. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Related Posted in Engineering and tagged cracking, metallurgy, property. ThePD (The Project Definition) ThePD has been developing the Preferred Project Definitions based on the actual project execution and operation experiences and knowledge with the Project Language, and sharing with you daily basis.