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    Pressure Vs Stress

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    Pressure and stress are distinct mechanical properties that describe the distribution and effects of forces on materials. Pressure is a scalar quantity that represents the amount of force applied per unit area and always acts perpendicular to the surface. In contrast, stress is a vector quantity that represents the internal resisting forces within a material in response to an applied load or deformation, and can act in different directions. While pressure can be directly measured, stress must be calculated from measurements of strain or elongation.

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    Pressure and stress are distinct mechanical properties that describe the distribution and effects of forces on materials. Pressure is a scalar quantity that represents the amount of force applied per unit area and always acts perpendicular to the surface. In contrast, stress is a vector quantity that represents the internal resisting forces within a material in response to an applied load or deformation, and can act in different directions. While pressure can be directly measured, stress must be calculated from measurements of strain or elongation.

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    Pressure and stress are distinct mechanical properties that describe the distribution and effects of forces on materials. Pressure is a scalar quantity that represents the amount of force applied per unit area and always acts perpendicular to the surface. In contrast, stress is a vector quantity that represents the internal resisting forces within a material in response to an applied load or deformation, and can act in different directions. While pressure can be directly measured, stress must be calculated from measurements of strain or elongation.

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    Pressure Vs Stress

    The pressure is an intrinsic property and most of the time related to fluids. It depends
    on the momentum transfer between the atoms of a liquid or gas volume (molecules
    constrained inside the volume) on a micro-scale.

    While Stress is a consequence of the tendency of a body undergoing arbitrary


    deformation to spring back to its own reference state; To simplify stress is generated
    whenever a force is applied on a body to deform it.

    Difference Between Pressure and Stress

    Sr.
    Pressure Stress
    No

    Stress can be defined as the intensity of internal


    resistance force that is developed at a point due
    Pressure can be defined as the intensity of external forces
    to application of force or pressure. It is the
    1 acting at a point. It is the amount of external force applied
    amount of internal force being exerted per unit
    per unit area. The pressure is exerted on the body.
    area. Stress is produced inside the material
    body.

    The pressure is a unique property of thermodynamics or


    2 Stress is a material property.
    physics.

    The stress can be in any direction and any


    3 Pressure always acts normal to the surface on which it acts.
    angle depending on the application of force.

    Pressure always try to compress the surface on which it is Stress can be tensile or compressive depending
    4
    applied. on the load type.

    5 Pressure can be exerted on both liquids and gases. Stress can only be exerted on solid materials.

    There is no device to measure to stresses (not a


    Pressure is physically measured (measurable quantity) using
    measurable quantity). These are only calculated
    6 pressure gauges, manometers and other pressure measuring
    mathematically. Stress is calculated by
    devices or instruments.
    measuring strain or elongation.
    Stress can be either a positive or a negative
    Pressure is a positive unit and can be represented as F/A (F
    7 force, this can be represented as Stress= – F/A.
    positive as direct force)
    (-F as internal resisting force)

    The pressure is independent of the area of the contact


    On the other hand, stress varies with change in
    surface. It remains constant and does not vary with change
    surface area. Here, Force remains constant but
    in surface area. For example, Assume a 500 Pa pressure is
    8 increase is area causes the force to reduce and
    applied to 100 m^2 area. Now even if you change the area to
    vice versa. Magnitude of Stress varies inversely
    10 m^2 the pressure will remain constant. However, the
    with surface area on which it applies.
    calculated force will vary depending on the area.  

    The pressure is a scalar field variable and does not depend Stress is a Vector variable and depends on
    on the direction as it always acts normal to surface. The direction of applied force. The magnitude of
    9
    magnitude of the pressure at a point in all the directions stress at a point in different direction is
    remains the same. different.

    10 Pressure is the cause for stress Stress is the result of pressure.

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