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A  wire  drawn  of  an  initial  diameter  of  10mm  is  drawn  through  a  diamond  die  to  a  final  diameter  
of  5mm.  The  percentage  reduction  is:  
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A   plate   of   an   initial   thickness   of   10mm   is   rolled   to   a   final   thickness   of   5mm.   The   percentage  
reduction  is:  
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The  true  stresses  and  strains  were  measured  in  a  material,  giving  a  true  stresses  of  143MPa  and  
249MPa  at  0.2  and  0.6  true  strains  respectively.  The  strain  hardening  coefficient  (exponent)  is:  
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Calculate   the   maximum   force   that   a   0.2in   diameter   rod   of   Al2O3,   having   a   yield   strength   of  
35,000psi  and  a  tensile  strength  of  40,000psi,  can  withstand  with  no  plastic  deformation.  
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A  20-­‐cm-­‐long  rod  with  a  diameter  of  0.250  cm  is  loaded  with  a  5000N  weight.  If  the  diameter  
decreases  to  0.210  cm.  Calculate  the  following:  
The  engineering  stress  
The  strain  at  this  load  
The  true  stress  
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A  square  section  bar  measures  100mmx10mmx10mm.    
This  bar  extends  elastically  by  0.01mm  under  a  tensile  load  of  2kN.    
At  the  same  time,  the  bar  width  contracts  by  0.00033mm.    
Calculate  the  following:    
The  Poisson's  ratio  
The  elastic  strain  
The  Young  Modulus  
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How  cold  does  your  freezer  need  to  be  to  avoid  creep  in  ice  cubes??  
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A material has a true stress-true strain curve given by the following equation:

Calculate the following: the true ultimate tensile strength (UTS or TS) and the
engineering UTS or TS.

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A circle of diameter d = 9 in. is scribed on an unstressed aluminum plate of thickness t =


3/4in. Forces acting in the plane of the plate later cause normal stresses
and . For E = and

Determine the change in the length of the diameters AB and CD

 
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