Strain energy

In physics, the elastic potential energy gained by a wire during elongation with a tensile (stretching) or compressive (contractile) force is called strain energy. For linearly elastic materials, strain energy is:

where σ is stress, ε is strain, V is volume, and E is Young's modulus:

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