Chapter 5 - Mechanical Properties Flashcards
1
Q
What do mechanical properties determine?
A
They determine the behavior of materials which in turn determines their applications
2
Q
What tests are used to measure how a material reacts to a force applied?
A
By test types:
- Tension
- Compression
- Impact
- Bending
- Shear
- Torsion
- Hardness
3
Q
What types of loads are there?
A
- Tension
- Compression
- Shear
- Torsion
4
Q
What are the features of Elastic Deformation?
A
- Revrsible: when load is removed the specimen will recover to its original shape
- Linearity
