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what are mechanical properties?

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properties that involve a reaction to an applied load

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what do mechanical properties do?

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determine the range of usefulness of a material
establish the service life that can be expected from a material

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List 6 mechanical properties

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strength
ductility/malleability
hardness
elasticity
impact resistance
toughness

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what is tension?

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two pulling forces directly opposing each other that stretch out an object and try to pull it apart/elongate it.

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what happens to molecules under tensile stress?

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the molecules pull back, trying to stay together and keep from being ripped away

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what is compression?

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two pushing forces directly opposing each other which squeeze an object, trying to squash/compress it.

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what happens to molecules under compressive stress?

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the molecules push back, trying to stay apart and not get crushed

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what is shear?

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two misaligned pushing or pulling forces that are close together but do not directly oppose each other.

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what happens to molecules under shear?

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the molecules hold onto each other to resist being slid apart

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what is bending?

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when a moment or ‘turning force’ is applied to a structural member, making it deflect (sag or arch) by bending from its original position

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what happens to molecules under bending?

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the top shelf of molecules is in compression; therefore, the molecules get squeezed together, therefore the molecules push back trying to stay apart.
the bottom of the shelf is in tension; therefore, it gets stretched apart, therefore the molecules pull back trying to stay together.

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when a beam is bending, what is it said to do?

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‘smile’

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what is a moment?

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a ‘turning force’ caused by a force acting on an object at some distance from a fixed point

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what is torsion?

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created when a moment (turning force) is applied to a structural member or piece of material, making it deflect by rotating (twist)

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what is a moment which causes twisting called?

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a twisting/torsional moment

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what is the moment of a force?

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a measure of its tendency to cause a body to rotate about a specific point or axis

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how can the magnitude of a moment be increased?

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by increasing the force
by increasing the distance from the pivot point

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what do levers use moments as?

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‘force multipliers’

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what are examples of levers?

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spanner
tap head
door handle
wheelbarrow
claw hammer
shovel

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what is a tensile test?

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a fundamental test in materials mechanics
it is performed by pulling a sample of material apart until failure, while measuring the force and displacement

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21
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what are pascals?

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the metric unit for pressure

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what does strain describe?

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how much deformation has occurred with an applied force

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what does engineering stress describe?

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the amount of force per unit area

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what is on the y axis of a stress stain curve?

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stress

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what is on the x axis of a stress stain curve?

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strain

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what does tensile stress result in?

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elongation

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what does compressive stress result in?

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shortening

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what is cross-sectional area?

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the area of a shape that you get if you make a cut that is perpendicular to an applied force

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what is engineering strain?

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the change in dimension as a result of an applied stress

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30
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what is change in length also known as?

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displacement

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what is the initial linear region of a stress strain curve called?

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the elastic region

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what type of deformation does the elastic region undergo?

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elastic deformation

33
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in the elastic region, what will happen when the force is removed?

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the material will regain it’s original shape

34
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what is the end of the linear/elastic region marked by?

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the yield point

35
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any stress larger than the yield stress will cause what?

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permanent deformation

36
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what is another name for permanent deformation?

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plastic deformation

37
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What is the UTS of a material?

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the most stress it can handle without fracturing

38
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After UTS, why is less stress needed to cause further deformation?

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because the cross-sectional area of the material begins to thin in a process called necking.

39
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What is Young’s modulus?

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a value that measures a materials resistance to being deformed elastically.

40
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how can Young’s modulus be found?

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by finding the gradient of the elastic (linear) region of the stress strain curve

41
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what does a steeper elastic/linear region mean?

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that the material is stiffer

42
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what can Youngs modulus be used to predict?

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deflection

43
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What does Yield Strength or UTS divided by the safety factor give?

A

max allowable load/stress

44
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What is load?

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the amount of force applied to an object

45
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Engineers aim to keep the max possible stress below what?

A

the max allowable stress (failure)

46
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what does tough mean?

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that the material can absorb a lot of energy without breaking

47
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what does ductile mean?

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that the material deforms under pressure

48
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Springs need to:

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absorb and release energy without permanently deforming

49
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what does brittle mean?

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that a material breaks with very little deformation

50
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you can tell if a material is brittle or ductile by examining what?

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the fracture surface

51
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what does the fracture surface of a ductile material look like?

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a characteristic cup and cone

52
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what does the fracture surface of a brittle material look like?

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granular and flat

53
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some materials can go from ductile to brittle when:

A

their temperature is lowered

54
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what is hardness?

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a measure of how resistant solid matter is to various kinds of permanent shape change when a compressive force is applied

55
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what is hardness directly related to?

A

the stiffness and yield strength of a material

56
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young’s modulus gives what?

A

stiffness/elasticity

57
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what is the yield stress?

A

the minimum stress required to cause permanent deformation

58
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what is the ultimate tensile stress?

A

the maximum stress a material can withstand

59
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what is a force?

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an influence that can change the motion (velocity) of matter (an object)

60
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what is a pivot?

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a point or axis from which an object is rotated (or provided a force aiming to rotate)

61
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what does a lever consist of?

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a simple machine consisting of a beam or rigid rrd pivoted at a fixed hinge or fulcrum.

62
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what is a lever?

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A lever is a rigid body capable of rotating on a point on itself

63
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what is the definition of strain?

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a dimensionless quantity that depends on the length of the material and how much it is deformed (compressed or stretched)

64
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a less massive object can still have a greater moment provided that:

A

it has a greater distance (leverage)

65
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what is stress relaxation?

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the observed decrease in stress in response to strain

66
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what variables can impact stress relaxation?

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magnitude of load, the speed of loading and temperature

67
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What is stress relaxation due to?

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keeping the structure in strained conditions (hence causing some plastic strain)

68
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what is creep?

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the tendency of a solid material to move slowly or deform permanently under the influence of persistent mechanical stresses.

69
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What can creep be due to?

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long-term exposure to high levels of stress that are still below the yield strength of the material

70
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What are two similarities of creep and stress relaxation?

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both are time dependent
both are properties of viscoelastic materials

71
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what does annular mean?

A

ring shaped

72
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what is it called when stress + strain change if you repeat the stress many times?

A

fatigue

73
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what factors can affect elastic modulus?

A

change of length
elongation
temperature
impurities

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