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Is stress a vector quantity?
PhysicsMechanical Properties of Solids
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As we know that,
Stress $=\frac{\text { Magnitude of internal reaction force by solid }}{\text { Area of cross-section }}$
Therefore, stress is a scalar quantity not a vector quantity.

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