A metal alloy has been tested in a tensile test with the following results for the flow curve
parameters: strength coefficient = 620.5 MPa and strain-hardening exponent = 0.26. The
same metal is now tested in a compression test in which the starting height of the specimen
= 62.5 mm and its diameter = 25 mm. Assuming that the cross section increases uniformly,
determine the load required to compress the specimen to a height of (a) 50 mm and (b) 37.5
mm.