
Given below is Load-Gage Length data for a type 304 stainless steel that underwent a tensile test. Original specimen diameter is 12.7 mm. 1
| Load [kN] | Gage Length [mm] | 
| 0.000 | 50.8000 | 
| 4.890 | 50.8102 | 
| 9.779 | 50.8203 | 
| 14.670 | 50.8305 | 
| 19.560 | 50.8406 | 
| 24.450 | 50.8508 | 
| 27.620 | 50.8610 | 
| 29.390 | 50.8711 | 
| 32.680 | 50.9016 | 
| 33.950 | 50.9270 | 
| 34.580 | 50.9524 | 
| 35.220 | 50.9778 | 
| 35.720 | 51.0032 | 
| 40.540 | 51.816 | 
| 48.390 | 53.340 | 
| 59.030 | 55.880 | 
| 65.870 | 58.420 | 
| 69.420 | 60.960 | 
| 69.670 (maximum) | 61.468 | 
| 68.150 | 63.500 | 
| 60.810 (fracture) | 66.040 (after fracture) | 
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      the load [N] on the sample with an original cross-sectional area A [
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      and the engineering strain is defined as
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      and the engineering strain is defined as  , where
, where  is the change in length and
 is the change in length and  is the initial length.
 is the initial length.
    
Compute the stress and strain values for each of the measurements obtained in the tensile test. Data available for download. 2
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