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What is the unit of strain​

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Strain has no units due to simply being the ratio between the extension and original length of a material, so Young's Modulus is measured by the same units as stress... like newtons per square meter (Nm-2) or Pascals (Pa).

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Strain has no units due to simply being the ratio between the extension and original length of a material, so Young's Modulus is measured by the same units as stress... like newtons per square meter (Nm-2) or Pascals (Pa).

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