A solid axial bar made of steel with Young's modulus, 200 GPa and Poisson's ratio, 0.3, is subjected to uniaxial stress of 50 MPa. The absolute value of the maximum shear strain on the outer surface of the bar is _______ × 10^-4 (rounded off to two decimal places).

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