Properties Of Materials

Question 1

Enables a material to resist penetration, wear, or cutting action.

Answer 1

Hardness

Question 2

Ability of a material to withstand forces which tend to deform the metal in any direction, or ability of a material to resist stress without breaking.

Answer 2

Strength

Question 3

The ability of an object or material to be stretched and recover its size and shape after deformation.

Answer 3

Elasticity

Question 4

The property of a metal which allows it to be reshaped.

Answer 4

Plasticity

Question 5

The property which allows metal to be drawn into thinner sections without breaking.

Answer 5

Ductility

Question 6

The characteristic of a material that allows it to be streched, or shaped by beating with the hammer or passing through rollers without breaking.

Answer 6

Malleability

Question 7

The property of a metal which allows it to be deformed without breaking.

Answer 7

Toughness

Question 8

The property of a metal to break when deformed or hammered. It is the resistance to change in the relative position of the moleculed within the material.

Answer 8

Brittleness

Question 9

The characteristic of a material which makes it possible for it to transmit heat, or electrical conduction.

Answer 9

Conductivity

Question 10

The property of metal that enables it to withstand force over a period of time.

Answer 10

Durability

Question 11

A metal's tendency to return to its original shape after normal stretching, and bending.

Answer 11

Elasticity

Question 12

Property of a metal to expand when heated and shrink when cooled.

Answer 12

Thermal Expansion

Question 13

The amount of expansion or contraction is predictable at specific temperatures.

Answer 13

Coefficient of Expansion

Question 14

A material's ability to resist tearing or breaking when it is bent or stretched.

Answer 14

Toughness

Question 15

The ability of metal to be joined by eating and meating.

Answer 15

Fusibility

Question 16

A material's mass per unit volume.

Answer 16

Density

Question 17

4 Types of Strengths

Answer 17

1. Tensile Strength
2. Yield Strength
3. Shear Strength
4. Bearing Strength

Question 18

The ability to withstand tension.

Answer 18

Tensile Strength

Question 19

The ability of a metal to resist deformation.

Answer 19

Yield Strength

Question 20

The metal's ability to resist opposing forces.

Answer 20

Shear Strength

Question 21

The ability of a joint to withstand any form of crushing or excessive compressive distortion.

Answer 21

Bearing Strength

Question 22

Ability of a material to resist cutting, penetration, or abrasion.

Answer 22

Hardness

Question 23

Ability of a material to be bent, formed, or shaped without cracking or breaking.

Answer 23

Malleability

Question 24

Ability of a metal to be drawn into wire stock, extrusions, or rods.

Answer 24

Ductility

Question 25

A material's tendency to break or shatter when exposed to stress.

Answer 25

Brittleness

Question 26

The property which enables a metal to carry hear or electricity

Answer 26

Conductivity