Types of stress

1. Tensile stress
2. Compressive stress
3. Bending stress
4. Tonsional shear stress
5. Bearing pressure
6. Crushing stress
7. Contact stress
 1. Tensile stress
• When a mechanical
component is subjected
to two equal and
opposite axial pulls,
then the stress induce
in it is called tensile
stress.
pt
t 
A
 2. Compressive stress
• When a mechanical
component is subjected
to two equal and
opposite axial pushes
then the stress induced
in it is called
compressive stress.
Pc
c 
A
 3. Bending stress
• When a beam is
subjected to a bending
moment M, the stress
induced in it is known
as bending stress.

My
b 
I
 4.Tonsional shear stress
• When a mechanical
component is subjected
to the action of two
equal and opposite
couples acting in
parallel planes, then the
component is said to be
in torsion and the stress
induced in it is known
as torsional shear
stress. Tr
 
J
 5.Bearing pressure
• A localized compressive
stress at the area of
contact between two
components having
relative motion
between them is known
as bearing pressure.
• Bearing pressure = force
/ Projectes area of P P
Pb  
contact A dl
 6.Crushing stress
• A localized compressive stress at the area of
contact between two components having no
relative motion between then is known as
crushing stress or bearing stress.
 Contact stress
• When two bodies having
curved surfaces are
pressed against each
other, the point or line
contact between the two
bodies changes to area
contact. The stress
developed in the two
bodies in the contact
zone is known as contact
stress or hertz contact
stress.
 Stress strain diagram for different
materials
Ductile materials Brittle materials