Physical & mechanical meaning

Question 1

What is a physical property?

Answer 1

Physical property
-are those which can be observed without changing the nature of the substance

• It’s is an attribute of matter that can be observed or predicted and measured
• something which can be measured by not changing properties

Question 2

What is mechanical property?

Answer 2

The mechanical properties of a material are revealed through testing

• I.e the measurable reactions to the application of physical forces
• mechanical properties vary according to the conditions like temperature, rate of loading etc.

-how something performs when different forces are applied