A scallop forces open its shell with an elastic material called abduction, whose Youngs modulus is about

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A scallop forces open its shell with an elastic material called abduction, whose Young’s modulus is about 2.0 X 106 N/m2. If the piece of abduction is 3.0 mm thick and has a cross-sectional area of 0.50 cm2, how much potential energy does it store when compressed 1.0 mm?
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Mechanics of Materials

ISBN: 978-0134319650

10th edition

Authors: Russell C. Hibbeler

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