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Abstract
In this letter we study nonlinear irreversible mechanical properties of crumpled wires in a large interval of deformations. Power laws connecting the geometrical and mechanical variables for this kind of disordered system are examined. Critical exponents are obtained from experiments and from scaling arguments. The behaviour of crumpled wires and crumpled surfaces are compared.