LaTeX Looking for a description of power loss in Latex tubing work in/power out

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Low efficiency in rubber bands or tubing, particularly latex tubing, can be characterized by significant energy loss during the stretching and releasing process. When pulling the tubing, the energy expended does not translate into proportional work output, resulting in a lack of increased performance, such as the launch height of a radio-controlled glider. This phenomenon can be attributed to hysteresis, where the energy used to stretch the material is not fully recovered upon release, leading to wasted energy. The new UV-treated latex tubing, despite its durability, exhibits greater resistance, requiring more force to stretch without delivering enhanced performance, indicating a poor energy return on investment. This inefficiency highlights the limitations of this tubing compared to previous, more efficient options.
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Looking for a description of low efficiency in Rubber band or Tubing

I am looking for a description of power loss in that you don't get out the work you put into pulling latex tubing.

I have some new latex tubing that is treated with UV protection and is super hard to pull from the very start yet yields no higher launch of my radio controlled glider than another brand. I am trying to explain this wasted energy in pulling it back in energy storage loss. I need words or a paragraph that describe how bad this is other than words "energy storage" that will explain how this brand is not as good as the previous one.

Its more pull to pull it back than it delivers?
 
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I think the word is hysteresis.
 

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