Which consequence results when anisotropic stress is applied to plastic?

💡 Explanation

Stress-induced birefringence occurs because the applied stress aligns polymer chains. This causes differential refraction based on polarization direction therefore creating visible color patterns, rather than thermal expansion, because chain alignment dominates optical response.

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