# Higer stress from results than in elasto-plastic curve

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**Category:** General Questions\
**Tags:** material-definition\
**Created:** [September 25, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/higer-stress-from-results-than-in-elasto-plastic-curve/1115 "2023-09-25T15:25:27Z")\
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In the majority of cases, this is caused by the extrapolation of stresses from the integration points to nodes. You would have to check the stresses directly at the integration points (it can be done in the .dat file or with a script: [Stresses at the integration points in ParaView - #2 by mkraska](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/stresses-at-the-integration-points-in-paraview/797/2)).

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