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... material Ice Shale Limestone Granite Basalt Steel material elastic constants ( at room temperature and pressure ) Young's modulus E ( in 106 bars ) shear modulus μ ( in 106 bars ) 0.03 0.15 0.22-0.26 0.3 0.83 coefficient of viscosity n ...
... material Ice Shale Limestone Granite Basalt Steel material elastic constants ( at room temperature and pressure ) Young's modulus E ( in 106 bars ) shear modulus μ ( in 106 bars ) 0.03 0.15 0.22-0.26 0.3 0.83 coefficient of viscosity n ...
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... material is characterized by its conductivity ( or , inversely , its resistivity ) and its dielectric constant , and coefficients that indicate the rates of change of these with temperature , frequency at which measure- ment is made ...
... material is characterized by its conductivity ( or , inversely , its resistivity ) and its dielectric constant , and coefficients that indicate the rates of change of these with temperature , frequency at which measure- ment is made ...
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... material to material , the thermally induced disorder overcomes the alignment , and the ferromagnetic properties of the substance disappear . The susceptibility of ferromagnetic materials is large and positive . It is on the order of 10 ...
... material to material , the thermally induced disorder overcomes the alignment , and the ferromagnetic properties of the substance disappear . The susceptibility of ferromagnetic materials is large and positive . It is on the order of 10 ...
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