Assignment 2 Due: May 1st, 2020

1. You are given the K and n values of two different materials. Is this information
sufficient to determine which material is tougher? If not, what additional information
do you need, and why?

2. List and explain the desirable mechanical properties for the following: (1) elevator
cable, (2) bandage, (3) shoe sole, (4) fish hook, (5) automotive piston, (6) boat
propeller, (7) gas-turbine blade, and (8) staple.

3. Three different materials, designated A, B, and C, are tested in tension using test
specimens having diameters of 12 mm and gage lengths of 50 mm (see figure). At
failure, the distances between the gage marks are found to be 54.5, 63.2, and 69.4
mm, respectively. Also, at the failure cross sections, the diameters are found to be
11.46, 9.48, and 6.06 mm, respectively. Determine the percent elongation and
percent reduction in area of each specimen, and then, using your own judgment,
classify each material as brittle or ductile.

4. Calculate the work done in frictionless compression of a solid cylinder 40 mm high and
15 mm in diameter to a reduction in height of 75% for the following materials: (1)
1100-O aluminum, (2) annealed copper, (3) annealed 304 stainless steel, and (4) 70-
30 brass, annealed. Use the data in the following table.

5. A specimen in the shape of a cube 20 mm on each side is being compressed without

friction in a die cavity, as shown below, where the width of the groove is 15 mm.
Assume that the linearly strain-hardening material has the true stress-true strain curve
given by  = 70 + 30 MPa. Calculate the compressive force required when the height
of the specimen is at 3 mm, according to both Tresca and von Mises criteria.
Assignment 2 Due: May 1st, 2020