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strain energy

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strain energy [′strān ‚en·ər·jē]
(mechanics)
The potential energy stored in a body by virtue of an elastic deformation, equal to the work that must be done to produce this deformation.


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By molding the tire with a bead width less than the rim width, the sidewall inserts are not subjected to additional stress during and after inflation of the tire, and the strain energy is more evenly distributed through the sidewall pillar construction.
8), indicating the strain energy of a dislocation, decreases somewhat with temperature if the anneal temperature does not exceed 375 K.
Thus, even if shell dimensions were equal, DLC shells would withstand up to 10 times more strain energy.
 
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