Material Properties Flashcards
Properties are separated into:
Mechanical
Physical
Working
Working properties
Properties relating closely to the mechanical and physical properties of the material
Mechanical properties
Malleability Toughness Ductility Elasticity Plasticity Hardness Stability Durability
Tensile strength
Resist stretching or pulling forces
Compression strength
Resist pushing or crushing forces
Bending strength
Resist forces which try to bend the material
Shear strength
Resist sliding or cutting forces
Torsional strength
Resist twisting forces
Physical properties
Fusibility Density Electrical conductivity Electrical insulators Semi conductors
Materials which react to heat
Thermal conductors
Thermal insulator
Thermal expansion
What terms are optical properties usually simply describes as
Opaque
Translucent
Transparent
Destructive testing
These tests are undertaken until the materials breaks down
Non destructive testing
Tests which are usually carried out on the final product but which do not damage the material
Non destructive testing
Surface crack detection
Internet defect detection
Destructive testing
Hardness testing Tensile testing Impact testing Wear resistance Fatigue testing
