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Question:  Pressure v/s Stress

Answer: Though units for pressure and stress are same (i.e N/mm2)
What is the difference between stress and pressure?


June 06, 2009 05:18:50 #1
 abhishank   Member Since: June 2009    Total Comments: 1 

RE: Pressure v/s Stress
 
Stress is restoring force developed in the body due to any tensile, compressive or any other force per unit area and on the other hand pressure is force applied on a body per unit area.
     

 

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