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Bulk Modulus

Applicable units are those of quantitykind:BulkModulus

The bulk modulus of a substance measures the substance's resistance to uniform compression. It is defined as the ratio of the infinitesimal pressure increase to the resulting relative decrease of the volume.

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http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=31889

$K = \frac{p}{\vartheta}$, where $p$ is pressure and $\vartheta$ is volume strain.

The bulk modulus of a substance measures the substance's resistance to uniform compression. It is defined as the ratio of the infinitesimal pressure increase to the resulting relative decrease of the volume.

K