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modulus of resilience

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modulus of resilience [′mäj·ə·ləs əv ri′zil·yəns]
(mechanics)
The maximum mechanical energy stored per unit volume of material when it is stressed to its elastic limit.

modulus of resilience
The amount of elastic energy absorbed by a unit volume of a material when it is loaded to its elastic limit in tension.


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A fine grained metallic layer has a grain size in the range of 2 to 5000 nm, a thickness ranging from 30 microns to 5 cm, a modulus of resilience ranging from 0.
 
 
 
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