MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

- are properties of a material that are displayed when a

force is applied to the materials.

a. Comprehensive strength
b. Creep
c. Creep strength
d. Endurance limit
e. Flexural strength
f. Hardness
g. Modulus of elasticity
h. Percent elongation
i. Percent reduction in area
j. Shear strength
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COMPREHENSIVE STRENGTH
– is the maximum compressive stress that a material is
capable of withstanding.
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CREEP
– is permanent strain under strain.
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– is the constant nominal stress that will cause a specified
quantity of creep in a given time of constant temperature.

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ENDURANCE LIMIT
– the maximum stress below which a materials can
theoretically endure an infinite number of stress cycles.
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FLEXURAL STRENGTH
– is the outer fiber stress developed when materials is
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loaded as a simple supported beam and deflected to a
certain value of strain.

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– is the resistance of am materials to plastic deformation.

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MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
– is the ratio of stress to strain in materials loaded
within its elastic range. It is measure of rigidity. It is also
known as Young’s modulus. The modulus of elasticity of
steel is 200,000 MPa. Insert or Drag & Drop your photo

PERCENT ELONGATION
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– is the increase in the gage length measured after the
specimen fractures within the gage length.

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- is the difference (expressed as a percentage of original

area) between the original cross – sectional area of a tensile
test specimen and the minimum cross- sectional area
measured after fractures.

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SHEAR STRENGTH
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– is the stress required to fracture a shape in a cross-
sectional plane that is parallel to the force application.

YIELD STRENGTH
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deviation from proportionality of stress and strain.

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Table of ASTM (American Society for
Testing and Materials) tests for
mechanical properties: