Abstract
If a material is undergoing a mechanical deformation, the force per unit area is defined as a stress, which is usually expressed in newtons per square meter (pascal, Pa):
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A. H. Cottrell, The Mechanical Properties of Matter, chapters 4 and 8, J. Wiley and Sons, New York, 1964.
H. W. Hayden, W. G. Moffatt, and J. Wulff, The Structure and Properties of Materials, vol. III, chapters 1 and 2, J. Wiley and Sons, New York, 1965.
F. A. McClintock and A. S. Argon (eds.), Mechanical Behavior of Materials, chapters 1 and 2, Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1966.
S. P. Timoshenko and D. H. Young, Elements of Strength of Materials, D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., Princeton, N.J., 1962.
L. H. Van Vlack, Elements of Materials Science, 3rd ed., chapter 1, Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1975.
L. H. Van Vlack, Materials Science for Engineers, chapters 1–5, Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1970.
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Park, J.B. (1979). Characterization of Materials. In: Biomaterials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3423-1_2
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