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Chapter 6

Chapter 6 discusses the mechanical properties of metals, focusing on stress and strain concepts, elastic and plastic deformation, and key properties such as yield strength, ductility, resilience, and toughness. It covers various testing methods including tension, compression, shear, and torsion tests, as well as the stress-strain behavior and elastic properties of materials. The chapter also highlights the relationships between different mechanical properties and provides examples to illustrate these concepts.

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Chapter 6

Chapter 6 discusses the mechanical properties of metals, focusing on stress and strain concepts, elastic and plastic deformation, and key properties such as yield strength, ductility, resilience, and toughness. It covers various testing methods including tension, compression, shear, and torsion tests, as well as the stress-strain behavior and elastic properties of materials. The chapter also highlights the relationships between different mechanical properties and provides examples to illustrate these concepts.

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Chapter 6: Mechanical properties of metals

Outline
Introduction
Concepts of stress and strain
Elastic deformation
• Stress-strain behavior
• Elastic properties of materials
Plastic deformation
• Yield and yield strength
• Ductility
• Resilience
• Toughness

Concepts of stress and strain

Tension, compression, shear, and torsion

1
Common states of stress

Concepts of stress and strain (continue)

Tension tests
• engineering stress

• engineering strain

Compression tests

2
Concepts of stress and strain(continue)

Shear and torsional tests


• Shear stress

• Shear strain

Geometric considerations of the stress state

Stress-strain behavior

Hooke’s law

Stress-strain for linear elastic deformation


Stress-strain for non-linear elastic deformation

3
Stress-strain behavior(continue)

Modulus of elasticity E is proportional to (dF/dr)r

Comparison of Young’s Moduli

4
Comparison of yield strength

Elastic properties of materials

Poisson’s ratio

εx ε
ν =− =− y
εz εz

Relation of elastic properties


for isotropic materials

E = 2G (1 + ν )

5
Examples

Determine the load required to


produce a 2.5x10-3 change in diameter

Plastic deformation: yield and yield strength

Yielding
Proportional limit
Yield strength

6
Tensile strength

Tensile strength:

Metals:

Ceramics:

Polymers:

Plastic (permanent) deformation

At lower temperature: T< Tmelt/3

7
Elastic and plastic deformations

Stress-strain relations under uniaxial loading

Ceramics

Polymeric material

Ductility

Ductility:

8
Mechanic properties of typical metals

Resilience

Resilience:

Resilience

9
Toughness

Toughness:

10

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