After the experiment of Aluminum, Copper and Nylon specimens, data shows that the tangent modulus is...

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After the experiment of Aluminum, Copper and Nylonspecimens, data shows that the tangent modulus is lower than theYoung's modulus.
What does that physically mean?
Are the specimens showing signs of softening or hardening?

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Hi thanks for the question The tangent modulus is defined as the slope or the rate of change of a stressstrain curve at an instantaneous moment The usage of tangent modulus    See Answer
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