Materials Flashcards
What is Hookes Law?
The strain in a solid os proportional to the stress as long its within its elastic limits
What is the gradient of a force extension graph?
The spring constant
What is Hookes Law used to find?
The stiffness of a material
What does elastic behaviour mean?
This means that the material returns to its original shape once the deforming force has been removed
What is the area under a force extension graph?
This is the energy stored, shown by E=1/2Fx
What is the breaking point also called?
The strength of a material
What is the stress of a material?
This is the strength of a material
What does tensile mean?
When something is stretched
What does compress mean?
When something is squashed
How do you work stress out?
F/A
What is strain?
The relative change in shape
How do you work out strain?
extension/original length
What is young modulus?
The degree to which a material withstands change in length due to force
What also is young modulus?
A property of a material
How do you work out the young modulus?
Stress/Strain