If there is no change in the volume of wire on stretching, then poisson's ratio for material of wire is :
−1
0
0.5
0.25
V=l×πD24, r=D2
dV=dl×πD24+l×π4×2DdD, if
dV = 0
then dl×πD24+lπ4×2DdD=0
⇒dll=−2dDD, ⇒ σ=−dDDdl=+12
= 0.5