Hooke’s Law describes the linear relationship between the stress applied to a material and the resulting strain within the elastic limit of the material. Mathematically, Hooke’s Law is expressed as:
Where:
- is the stress applied to the material (in pascals, Pa or N/m²).
- is the Young’s modulus or modulus of elasticity of the material (in pascals, Pa or N/m²).
- is the strain experienced by the material (unitless, as it’s a ratio of lengths).