Chapter 27 of 2363 min read
Elastic potential energy
Why this is asked: Elastic energy stored per unit volume of a stretched wire is ½ × stress × strain, which simplifies to ½Y(strain)² — the same ½ × force × extension logic as a spring, expressed through Young's modulus.
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