BRAINCAKEElastic Strain Energy
Work done = force × distance travelled in the direction of the force.
To calculate the work done we use the average force ½F.
ΔEel = ½ F Δ x
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Key terms in this lesson
- force-extension graph
- A graph of the applied force against the resulting extension of a sample, used to find its stiffness and the work done stretching it.
More in Solid Materials
- Hooke's Law
- Force-Extension and Force-Compression Graphs
- Stress
- Strain
- The Young Modulus
- Stress-Strain Graph Metal Wire
- Experiment to Measure the Young Modulus
- Properties of Materials
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