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01213211 Materials Science for Engineers

Homework 2 (Mechanical Properties)
Instruction: Use your handwriting to write answers.

1. Match the following terms with their descriptions

1.1 MPa matches with .....................
1.2 Resilience matches with .....................
1.3 Yield strength matches with .....................
1.4 Young’s modulus matches with .....................
1.5 Strain matches with .....................

A. How well a material withstands applied forces, impact, cycling or fatigue

B. Material characteristics such as color, electrical and thermal conductivity
C. Arrangement of atoms or ions in material that influences the material properties
D. Change of dimension divided by original dimension
E. Force per unit area
F. Force per unit length
G. Measurement of maximum percent of deformation
H. Slope of stress and strain during elastic deformation
I. Slope of stress and strain during plastic deformation
J. Area under stress-strain curve during elastic deformation
K. Area under stress-strain curve during plastic deformation
L. Level of stress needed to initiate plastic deformation
M. Typical unit of strain
N. Typical unit of stress
2. Consider the following stress-strain behavior, please answer:

2.1 Material .....................has the highest strength.

2.2 Material .....................has the highest brittleness.
2.3 Material .....................has the highest ductility.
2.4 Material .....................has the lowest modulus of elasticity.
2.5 Material .....................has the highest modulus of elasticity.

3. Consider a brass alloy the stress-strain behavior of which is shown below. Calculate the
maximum force that can be sustained by a cylindrical specimen having an original diameter
of 14 mm.
4. A cylindrical rod 300 mm long having a diameter of 10 mm is to be subjected to a tensile
load. If the rod is to experience neither plastic deformation nor an elongation of more
than 0.2 mm when the applied load is 6,000 N which of the four metals or alloys listed
below are possible candidates? Justify your choice (s).

Material Modulus of Elasticity (GPa) Yield Strength (MPa) Tensile Strength (MPa)
Aluminum Alloy 70 95 110
Brass 100 140 250
Copper 117 70 220
Steel alloy 207 250 400