Mechanical Properties of Metals

What is the concept of mechanical properties of metallic materials?

Describe elastic and plastic deformation.

Discuss the engineering mechanical properties.

What is the type of imperfection in metal?

What is tensile strength?

• Maximum tensile stress a body can withstand before failure

• Maximum compressive stress a body can withstand before failure

• Maximum shear stress a body can withstand before failure

• Maximum torsional stress a body can withstand before failure

What is compressive strength?

• Maximum tensile stress a body can withstand before failure

• Maximum compressive stress a body can withstand before failure

• Maximum shear stress a body can withstand before failure

• Maximum torsional stress a body can withstand before failure

What is shear strength?

• Maximum tensile stress a body can withstand before failure

• Maximum compressive stress a body can withstand before failure

• Maximum shear stress a body can withstand before failure

• Maximum torsional stress a body can withstand before failure

What is torsional strength?

• Maximum tensile stress a body can withstand before failure

• Maximum compressive stress a body can withstand before failure

• Maximum shear stress a body can withstand before failure

• Maximum torsional stress a body can withstand before failure

Discuss the engineering mechanical properties.

What is the tensile strength?