A 10 cm long tensile specimen with a yield stress of 350 MPa is pull to a stress of 300 MPa and then the load is released. What is the length of the specimen after the load is released?

The length of the specimen after the load is released is 11.67 cm

Explanation:

Given;

yield stress, Y = 350 MPa

ultimate tensile stress, T = 300 MPa

Elongation factor, e = yield stress, Y / ultimate tensile stress, T

Elongation factor, e = 350 Mpa / 300 Mpa

Elongation factor, e = 1.1667

New length of the specimen = 1.1667 x 10 cm = 11.67 cm

Therefore, when the load is released from 10 cm long tensile specimen, the length of the specimen becomes 11.67 cm