Pooty Messages 31 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Feb 7, 2011 #1 Does Poisson's Ratio only apply to material still in the linear elastic range or is it still true for the material that has undergone plastic deformation?
Does Poisson's Ratio only apply to material still in the linear elastic range or is it still true for the material that has undergone plastic deformation?
Mapes Science Advisor Homework Helper Gold Member Messages 2,591 Reaction score 21 Feb 7, 2011 #2 Linear elastic only; outside this region, measurements of Poisson's ratio will trend up to 0.5 (constant volume).
Linear elastic only; outside this region, measurements of Poisson's ratio will trend up to 0.5 (constant volume).