Poissons ratio of a material is the ratio of unit lateral strain to the unit axial elongation within its elastic limit. The value of Poissons ratio for structural and pressure vessel steel may be taken as ____________________?

A. 0.95

B. 0.3

C. 0.75

D. 0.01

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