Finding work done in compressing (forging) a solid cylinder

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The discussion focuses on calculating the work done on a forged copper cylinder during compression from 2 inches to 0.6 inches. The individual has successfully determined the forging forces but struggles with incorporating the coefficient of kinetic friction into the work calculation. Initially, they attempted to find the area under the curve using Excel but encountered errors due to incorrect bounds on the x-axis. After realizing the mistake, they corrected the bounds to reflect actual increases rather than percentage increases. The conversation emphasizes the importance of accurate data representation in solving for work done in material deformation.
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Homework Statement


The problem is asking to find the change in temperature of forged cylinder. I know how to calculate this,
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, however I am struggling to find the work done on the cylinder, which is required to solve this problem. The cylinder is annealed copper, which is compressed from a height on 2in to 0.6in. I was able to find the forging forces (attached below in excel screen shot), and they are correct. I am given the density: 0.37336lb/in^3, and the specific heat: 861in-lb/lb°F, now I just need to find the work done on the cylinder.

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When the coefficient of friction is 0, the work is easy to find,
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However once the coefficient of kinetic friction is non-zero, this equation no longer applies.

I tried finding the area under the curve by plotting in excel and extracting the equation, however the values I am getting are not even close, I'm pretty sure I'm making some conceptual mistake, any help is much appreciated.

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Figured it out, bounds were incorrect. X axis was in terms of percentage increase, not actual increase.
 
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