Fig. 6
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Traction curve of an elastic rubber balloon. The stress σ is plotted as a function of the relative elongation of the band ɛ. Black arrows show the path of the deformation. Their is a non-linear stretching deformation (arrows upwards). The loosening (arrows downwards) does not follow the initial curve, a characteristic feature of the plastic domain.
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