Material Properties and Stress-Strain Curve Quiz

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What does the modulus of elasticity (E) represent in the context of material properties?

The stress at which a material begins to deform plastically.

The total strain a material can experience before failure.

The maximum stress a material can withstand before fracturing.

A measure of the inherent stiffness of a material. (correct)

According to the stress-strain curve, what is the key characteristic of the elastic region?

The material returns to its original shape when stress is removed. (correct)

The material undergoes permanent deformation.

The relationship between stress and strain is non-linear.

The material's volume changes significantly with increasing stress.

What is another name for the yield point?

Tangent modulus.

Ultimate tensile strength.

Elastic limit. (correct)

Fracture point.

How is the yield point (Y) typically defined on a stress-strain curve for materials where the change is not abrupt?

The stress at which a strain offset of 0.2% from the straight line occurs. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What occurs once a material surpasses the yield point?

The material will start to deform plastically. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What type of deformation is characterized by the return of the material to its original form after stress removal?

Elastic deformation. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the tensile strength (TS) in the stress-strain curve?

It represents the maximum stress a material can withstand. (C) Signup and view all the answers

In the plastic region, the stress-strain relationship is guided by which model?

The flow stress model (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of stress involves applying a force to stretch a material?

Tensile stress (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'engineering stress' measure in a tensile test?

The force applied divided by the original cross-sectional area. (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which organization specifies the preparation of tensile test specimens?

ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) (B) Signup and view all the answers

In a tensile test sequence, what occurs immediately after the maximum load is achieved?

Necking of the specimen (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating engineering strain (ε)?

$ε = \frac{ΔL}{L_0}$ (C) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the diameter of the specimen during the tensile test?

It decreases uniformly until necking. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does a stress-strain curve primarily demonstrate about a material?

The material's mechanical behavior under stress (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of measurement for engineering stress?

Pa (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the stress induced when a material is squeezed?

Compressive Stress (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of performing a tensile test?

To determine the material's stress-strain relationship (A) Signup and view all the answers

During a Rockwell hardness test, what is the purpose of applying the minor load?

To seat the indenter in the material before the major load is applied. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does 'hot hardness' describe in materials testing?

The ability of a material to retain its hardness at elevated temperatures. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What condition is necessary for a metal to recrystallize after strain hardening?

It must be heated to a sufficiently high temperature while being deformed. (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to the rule of thumb discussed, what is the approximate recrystallization temperature of a given metal?

Approximately one-half its melting point $0.5T_m$ on an absolute temperature scale. (C) Signup and view all the answers

After a metal has fully recrystallized, what is its behavior regarding strain hardening?

It will not strain harden, behaving as a perfectly plastic material. (A) Signup and view all the answers

When using tensile test data (K and n values) for compression operations, what should be ignored?

Necking (C) Signup and view all the answers

What type of test is commonly used to assess the mechanical properties of hard brittle materials, like ceramics?

A bending test (flexure test) (C) Signup and view all the answers

In a bending test, what type of stress is experienced by the outer fibers of a brittle material that ultimately leads to fracture?

Tensile stress (D) Signup and view all the answers

What type of failure is common with ceramics and metals at low temperatures, involving separation along crystallographic planes rather than slip?

Cleavage (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating shear stress?

$\tau = \frac{F}{A}$ (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes shear strain?

The deflection divided by the distance over which the deflection occurs. (A) Signup and view all the answers

In the elastic region, what is the relationship between shear stress ($\tau$) and shear strain ($\gamma$)?

$\tau = G\gamma$ (C) Signup and view all the answers

How can shear strength (S) be estimated from the tensile strength (TS)?

$S \approx 0.7(TS)$ (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does 'hardness' generally measure?

A material's resistance to permanent indentation (C) Signup and view all the answers

The Brinell hardness test shows a close correlation to which mechanical property of steels?

The ultimate tensile strength (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate time frame specified for the formation of new grains at the recrystallization temperature?

1 hour (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary benefit of heating a metal to its recrystallization temperature before deformation?

It allows for a greater amount of straining (C) Signup and view all the answers

What term describes the forming of a metal at temperatures above its recrystallization point?

Hot working (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes a fluid?

It takes the shape of its container (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the internal friction within a fluid when velocity gradients are present?

Viscosity (D) Signup and view all the answers

If a fluid has a high viscosity, what does that indicate about its resistance to flow?

It has a very high resistance to flow (A) Signup and view all the answers

A thermoplastic polymer melt that exhibits decreasing viscosity with increasing shear rate is referred to as:

Pseudoplastic (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which material property describes the strain a material experiences when subjected to stress and temperature over time?

Viscoelasticity (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'ductility' describe in the context of material properties?

The material's ability to plastically deform without fracturing. (C) Signup and view all the answers

How is the elongation (EL) of a material calculated during a tensile test?

EL = (Lf - L0)/ L0 (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference between engineering stress and true stress?

Engineering stress uses the original cross-sectional area, while true stress uses the instantaneous area. (C) Signup and view all the answers

How is true strain calculated?

ε = ln(L /L0) (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does 'strain hardening' imply during a stress-strain test?

The metal becomes stronger as strain increases. (A) Signup and view all the answers

In a log-log plot of true stress vs. true strain for the plastic region of a material, what does a straight line indicate?

The relationship between true stress and true strain follows a power law. (D) Signup and view all the answers

In the equation 𝝈 = 𝑲𝜺𝒏, which of the following describes n?

The strain hardening exponent. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic behavior of a perfectly elastic material under stress?

It fractures rather than yielding to plastic flow. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main similarity between an elastic and perfectly plastic material and an elastic and strain hardening material?

Both materials show a behaviour that is described by Hooke's Law in their elastic region. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the cross-sectional area of a specimen during a compression test?

It increases as compression increases. (D) Signup and view all the answers

How is the engineering stress calculated in a compression test?

𝛔 = −F / A0 (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical value of engineering strain (ε) during a compression test?

Negative, indicating compression. (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why does the shape of the plastic region on a stress-strain curve differ between tensile and compression tests?

The cross-section decreases in tensile tests but increases in compression tests. (D) Signup and view all the answers

How does calculated engineering stress in a compression test compare to true stress?

Engineering stress is higher than the true stress, because it doesn't consider an increasing cross section. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is not a stress-strain relationship category?

Perfectly plastic and strain hardening. (D) Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Manufacturing Processes - Chapter 3: Mechanical Properties of Materials

Mechanical properties define a material's behavior under mechanical stress. These include elastic modulus, ductility, hardness, and various strength measures.
Desirable material properties (like high strength) often make manufacturing more challenging.
Stress-Strain Relationships involve three static stress types: tensile (stretching), compressive (squashing), and shear (deforming adjacent portions).
A stress-strain curve shows the relationship between stress and strain for these three types of stress.
Tensile tests are used to study the stress-strain relationship, especially for metals.
In a tensile test, a force elongates the material and reduces its diameter.
ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) standards specify the preparation of tensile test specimens.
Tensile tests involve a specific sequence: no load, uniform elongation/area reduction, maximum load, necking, fracture, and final length.
Engineering stress is calculated as force divided by the original area of the specimen.
Engineering strain is the deformation in elongation, calculated as the change in length divided by the original length.
A typical engineering stress-strain plot for a metal shows an elastic and a plastic region.
Hooke's Law describes the linear relationship between stress and strain in the elastic region. Stress is equal to the elastic modulus times strain.
The elastic modulus (E) represents a material's stiffness.
The yield point (Y) marks the transition from elastic to plastic deformation. It's identified by a change in slope on the stress-strain curve.
Other strength properties include yield strength, yield stress, and elastic limit.
Yield points are more often defined as the calculated stress at which a 0.2% offset from the initial elastic region line is reached, rather than an abrupt change in slope.
The plastic region shows a non-linear and often faster rate of elongation as stress increases beyond the yield point. Models like the flow stress model guide this relationship.
Tensile strength (TS) is the maximum stress point on the stress-strain curve.
Ductility measures a material's ability to deform plastically without fracturing; elongation (EL) is a measure of ductility calculated as the change in length at fracture divided by the original length.
True stress accounts for changes in the specimen's cross-sectional area during deformation. True stress is calculated by dividing force by the instantaneous area.
True strain is a more realistic representation of instantaneous elongation. Calculated as the natural log of the ratio of current length to the original length.
A true stress-strain curve can be plotted from the engineering stress-strain curve. The slope of the true stress-strain curve in the plastic region is an indication of strain hardening.
Strain hardening shows the material's increasing strength as strain increases.
The flow curve, presented as a log-log plot in the plastic region, displays a linear relationship between true stress and true strain. The strength coefficient (K) and strain hardening exponent (n) help describe this relationship.
Perfectly elastic materials only deform elastically and then fracture before yielding into the plastic region. Ceramics, many cast irons, and thermosetting polymers show this behavior.
The stress-strain relationship for elastic and perfectly plastic materials shows a horizontal line in the plastic region.
Metals show elastic and strain hardening behavior when cold-worked, with a non-linear increase in stress with strain in this region.
The compression test applies a force that squeezes a cylindrical test specimen between plates, resulting in changes in height and diameter. Engineering stress and strain calculations are also used in compression tests.
For compression tests, true stress-strain curves are nearly identical to true stress-strain curves in a tensile test.
Brittle materials (like ceramics) are usually tested using bending tests (or flexure tests) because tensile tests are not suitable. Bending tests result in tensile and compressive stresses on these materials.
Brittle failure occurs when the tensile strength of the outer fibers of the specimen is exceeded. Cleavage is a common failure type in brittle materials at low temperatures.
Shear properties describe the application of opposing stresses, resulting in shearing along the specimen. Shear stress is calculated as the applied force divided by the area over which the deflection occurs. Shear strain is calculated as the deflection of the element divided by the initial distance. A torsion test produces a typical shear stress/strain curve.
Shear elastic and shear plastic relationships describe the relationship between shear stress and shear strain in the elastic and plastic regions of a shear test respectively. Shear strength can be calculated indirectly from tensile strength.
Hardness is a material's resistance to permanent indentation. Materials exhibit better scratching and wear resistance the harder they are. Hardness can be assessed non-destructively using tests like Brinell and Rockwell tests.
Brinell hardness is often used to test metals and non-metals with low to medium hardness and is closely correlated to ultimate tensile strength.
Rockwell tests use a cone-shaped indenter under a minor and major load to assess hardness.
Temperature affects various material properties including strength and ductility. Properties decrease as temperature increases, with some exceptions.
Some materials (like ceramics or low-carbon high-temperature steels) maintain hardness at elevated temperatures (or retain hot hardness) while others show reduced hardness when heated.
Recrystallization in metals describes the formation of new grains in deformed metals when heated above a certain recrystallization temperature, which is generally around half the melting point. This allows the metal to revert to plastic behavior after significant deformation. Hot working involves forming a metal at temperatures above its recrystallization temperature.
Fluids flow and take the shape of the container holding them, with viscosity representing a fluid's resistance to flow. Fluid properties can be considered in many manufacturing processes involving liquefied materials like molten metals or polymers.
Polymers and thermoplastic polymer melts' viscosity is influenced by flow rate, making their behavior non-Newtonian. Their behavior in terms of viscosity is considered as pseudoplastic meaning their viscosity decreases with increasing shear rate.
Viscoelastic materials show both elastic and viscous behavior, exhibiting strain that depends on time and temperature.

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