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Stress Vs Pressure
Stress Vs Pressure
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February 4, 2022
The main differentiating point for stress vs pressure is that Pressure is the external
force applied on the unit area of the object while Stress is the internal resistive
force per unit area developed by an object to resist the deformation.
Stress:
Stress is the intensity of the internal resistive force generated by an object to resist the
deformation. It may be generated due to the application of the external force or due to the
uneven heating of the object.
`\text{Stress}=\frac{\text{Resistive force}}{\text{Area}}`
The SI unit of the stress is Pascal (or N/m²) while the FPS unit is lb/ft².
Example: The stress generated in a rubber band or rope when it is subjected to the
tensile force at both ends helps to resist the deformation
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Stress generated in specimen
Pressure:
The pressure is the intensity of the externally applied force onto the object and it is given
by,
`\text{Pressure}=\frac{\text{Force}}{\text{Area}}`
The SI unit of the pressure is Pascal (or N/m²) while the FPS unit is lb/ft².
Pressure is also measured by the use of different gauges used for the pressure
measurement. The pressure is only described by the magnitude and therefore the
pressure is considered as a scalar quantity.
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Example: Pressure created by the compressed air inside of the cylinder, Pressure
created by the atmosphere on the earth, etc.
Sr.
No. Pressure Stress
1] Pressure is the external Stress is the internal resistive force per unit area
force applied to the unit developed by an object to resist the deformation.
area of the object.
Force and Stress with units Stress and Strength with units
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