“…The energy during a cyclic process, , can be defined by considering stress and strain over the time 10,11,13,16,17 : where σ m , σ a , ε m , and ε a are mean and amplitude of the stress, mean and amplitude of the strain, φ the phase shift between stress and strain, and f the loading frequency. As it is possible to observe ε m and ε a values are clearly dependent on stress ratio ( R ) and stress amplitude.…”