Normal stress

force component perpendicular to a surface element divided by the area of that surface element

dimensional quantity, quantity

Corresponding Quantity Kind: mechanical stress with ISQ dimension ${𝖫}^{-1}𝖬{𝖳}^{-2}$

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Formula(s) and quantities

Defining Formula: $\sigma \equiv \frac{\mathrm{d}{F}_{\mathrm{n}}}{\mathrm{d}A}$

$\sigma$ symbol represents normal stress

$F_{\mathrm{n}}$ symbol represents normal force

$A$ symbol represents area

Further links

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mechanical stress	specialized by
normal stress	symbol represents
Young's modulus	symbol represents

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