Quick question about Thermal Strain
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Re: Quick question about Thermal StrainGenerally speaking, only if you clamp the bar in such a way as to attempt to prevent it from expanding/contracting.(Original post by Paladin of Derp)
Does thermal strain induce stress to a bar of steel, for example, lying on a table ??
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Re: Quick question about Thermal StrainYea I thought so thanks(Original post by Stonebridge)
Generally speaking, only if you clamp the bar in such a way as to attempt to prevent it from expanding/contracting.
It helps with a little background in such questions.
