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Grade 9Modern Physics

What is elastic hysteresis?

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12 Years agoGrade 9
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12 Years ago

Difference between strain energy required to generate a given Stress in a material and elastic energy at that Stress. It is the energy dissipated as heat in a material in one cycle of dynamic testing. Elastic hysteresis divided by elastic deformation energy is equal to damping capacity.

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