Material properties Flashcards
Is strength a mechanical or physical property?
Mechanical
What is strength?
Ability to withstand force. Can be compressive, tensile, mechanical, bending and torsional.
Is elasticity a mechanical or physical property?
Mechanical
What is elasticity?
Ability to bend without fracture when subjected to a force
Is plasticity a mechanical or physical property?
Mechanical
What is plasticity?
Ability to permanently deform without fracture when subjected to a force.
What is malleability?
Ability to be worked without fracture.
Is malleability a mechanical or physical property?
Mechanical
Is ductility a mechanical or physical property?
Mechanical
What is ductility?
Ability to be drawn out (like into a wire) without fracture
Is hardness a mechanical or physical property?
Mechanical
What is hardness?
Ability to resist abrasive wear.
Is toughness a mechanical or physical property?
Mechanical
What is toughness?
Ability to withstand sudden stress or shocks.
Is brittleness a mechanical or physical property?
Mechanical
Is physical durability a mechanical or physical property?
Mechanical
What is physical durability?
Ability to withstand deterioration over a period of time.
Is stability a mechanical or physical property?
Mechanical
What is stability?
Ability to resist changes in shape over a period of time.
Is stiffness a mechanical or physical property?
Mechanical
What is stiffness?
The ability to resist bending
Is density a mechanical or physical property?
Physical
What is density?
How much mass is in the material
Is electrical conductivity mechanical or physical property?
Physical
Is thermal conductivity mechanical or physical property?
Physical
Is size physical or mechanical property?
Physical
Is optical mechanical or physical?
Physical
What is meant by optical properties?
The ability of a material to allow light to pass through.
Is fusibility a physical or mechanical property?
Physical
What is fusibility?
The ease at which the material can be fused together
What are mechanical properties?
Material properties that measure a material’s reaction to applied force.
What are physical properties?
Properties other than mechanical that depend on the physics of the material.
What are chemical properties?
May only be observed by changing the chemical identity of a substance.
