A brass sample is loaded up to a point where significant uniform plastic elongation occurs (but no neck has formed). The load is then released. The elastic strain that is recovered upon unloading is greater than that at the yield point since elastic extension continues past the yield point. greater than zero, but, less that that at the yield point since the sample has been plastically deformed. the same as that at the yield point since elastic elongation ceases past the yield point. zero since the sample has been plastically deformed.