LAB REPORT

Course Name : Ferrous Metallurgy

Course Number : MATS-1021-22S

Section Number : 01

Experiment Number : 07

Experiment Title : UNKNOWN ALUMINUM TENSILE TESTING

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2.0 Materials and Equipment Used:
I. Unknown Aluminum Specimen for testing.
II. Tinius Olsen Tensile Testing Machine
III. Vernier Caliper
IV. V notch sample holder
V. Hammer
VI. Extensometer

3.0 Testing:
3.1 Graph:

Graph 1: Tensile Test Graph of Supplied Aluminum Specimen.

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 3.2 Computer Readout:
Fanshawe College
Metallurgy Lab
 
Operator: Manish, Liton, Abishek
   
Test Date: 06/09/2022
Sample: Aluminium
Sample No.: 1
Diameter, in: 0.500
Final, in: 0.410
Initial Gage, in: 2
Final Gage, in: 2.41
Modulus, ksi: 11010
OS @ .2, lbf: 10650
Ultimate, lbf: 13910

4.0 Calculations:
Data measured and got from computer read out of the supplied specimen are as
follows:

Initial Length : 2.00 inch

Initial Diameter : 0.5 inch
Initial Area : 0.1963 inch²
Final Length : 2.408 inch
Final Diameter : 0.410 inch
Initial Area : 0.132 Length inch²
Final Length-Initial
Yield Point Load : 10650 lbf *100% I.
Ultimate Load :
Initial 13910
Length lbf I.
% Of Elongation =

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 2.408-2.00
= *100%
2.408

= 16.94%

Final Area-Final Area

II. % Of Reduction in Area = *100%
Initial Area

0.1963-0.132
= *100%
0.1963

= 32.75%

Load of Yield Point

III. Yield Strength =
Original
InitialArea
Area

10650 lbf
=
0.1963 in²

= 54253.69 lbf/in²
= 54253.69 Psi

Ultimate Load
IV. Tensile Strength =
Initial Area

13910 lbf
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 =
0.1963 in²

= 70860.93 lbf/in²
= 70860.93 Psi

5.0 Question: Determine the type of aluminum alloy you have been provided based
on the experimental information compare your experimental results with reference
sources for the following alloys: 2011-T3, 2024-T351, 6061-T6 and 7075-T6.

Answer:
Comparison of Mechanical Properties of the Unknown Aluminum Specimen and the
Reference Aluminum Alloy is given fin the following table:

Mechanical Supplied Standard Value of Aluminum Alloy

Properties Specimen 2011-T3 2024-T351 6061-T6 7075-T6
Tensile Strength 70860.93 55000 68000 45000 83000
(Psi)
Yield Strength (Psi) 54253.69 43000 47000 40000 73000
% of Elongation 16.94 15 19 17 11

Table 1 : Comparison of Mechanical Properties of the Unknown Aluminum

Specimen and the Reference Aluminum Alloy.

Compared to the standard value with the supplied aluminum specimen it can be say
that the supplied specimen is Aluminum 2024-T351.

6. 0 Conclusions:
Percentage of difference between the experimental value and the theoretical value of
mechanical properties are given in the following table:

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 Supplied 2011-T3 2024-T351 6061-T6 7075-T6
Mechanical
Specime Std. % of Std. % of Std. % of Std. % of
Properties
n Value Diff. Value Diff. Value Diff. Value Diff.
Tensile 70860.93 55000 28.83% 68000 4.2% 45000 57.46 83000 14.62%
Strength %
(Psi)
Yield 54253.69 43000 26.17% 47000 15.43% 40000 35.63 73000 25.68%
Strength %
(Psi)
% of 16.94 15 12.93% 19 10.84% 17 6% 11 54%
Elongation
Table 2 : Percentage of difference between the experimental value and the
theoretical value of mechanical properties

From the above comparison, it is evident that the value of the mechanical properties
of the supplied aluminum specimen is closer to the theoretical value of aluminum alloy
2024-T351 compared to the other aluminum alloys. It can be concluded that the
Supplied Aluminum Specimen is 2024-T351.

7.0 References:
1. https://www.emjmetals.com/pdf_indexer/pdfs/Aluminum.pdf
2. Technical Report Writing guide provided in FOL.

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