When subjected to a force of compression, the length of a bone (compression Young's modulus 9.4 x 109 N/m2, tensile Young's modulus 1.6 x 1010 N/m2) decreases by 1.5 x 10-5 m. When this same bone is subjected to a tensile force of the same magnitude, by how much does it stretch?

Answer 1

1.5 *10^-5 ( 9.4*10^9 /16*10^9)

= .881 * 10^-5
= 8.81 *10^-6 m

I am surprised that it is stiffer in tension than in compression

Answer 2

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