How Do I Calculate Stress, Strain & Young's Modulus?

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The discussion focuses on calculating tensile stress, strain, and Young's modulus for a round bar subjected to a tensile load. The tensile stress calculated is 400 MN/m^2, while the strain is determined to be 0.00375 or 0.375%. The calculated Modulus of Elasticity is 106.67 GN/m^2. The original poster expresses uncertainty about unit setups but believes the numerical answers are correct. Overall, the calculations appear accurate, pending confirmation of unit consistency.
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Appreciate if someone can take the time to check my answers to the following question. If wrong, could you point me in the right direction.

A round bar, 800 mm long, CSA 15 mm^2 experiences an applied tensile load of 6 kN and stretches elastically by 3 mm.a) Calculate the tensile stress in the bar.
My answer 400 MN/m^2

b) Calculate the strain on the rod.
My answer 0.00375 or 0.375%

c) Calculate the Modulus of Elasticity of the material.
My answer 106.67 GN/m^2
 
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The answers look correct, except I set the units up different, but the numbers seem okay.
 
Thnx for taking the time.
 

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