A rubber of volume 2000 cc is alternately subjected to tension and released. The figure shows the stress-strain curve of rubber. Each curve is a quadrant of an ellipse. The amount of energy lost as heat per cycle per unit volume will be
Hysteresis loss corresponding to elasticity per unit volume of a substance is given by the area of hysteresis loop, i.e., stress-strain curve coresponding to one complete loading and deloading.
Area of an ellipse = x semi-majoraxis x semi-minor axis
Also,
Area by hysteresis loop is A =
= work done per cycle
= energy lost per cycle per unit volume