Which outcome occurs when a lubricant exceeds yield stress?

💡 Explanation

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication relies on viscosity to maintain separation; because exceeding yield stress causes structural breakdown/thinning of the lubricant, the film collapses under load instead of supporting the mechanism; therefore answer C, rather than other effects that also relate to viscosity.

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