Chapter 6-

CHAPTER 6:
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Chapter 6-
ISSUES TO ADDRESS...
Stress and strain: What are they and why are
they used instead of load and deformation?
Elastic behavior: When loads are small, how much
deformation occurs? What materials deform least?
Plastic behavior: At what point do dislocations
cause permanent deformation? What materials are
most resistant to permanent deformation?
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Toughness and ductility: What are they and how
do we measure them?
CHAPTER 6:
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Chapter 6-
Introduction
Mechanical behavior of material depend on:
Type of material.
Type of load.
Working conditions.
It can be determined by simple stress-strain
tests.

Chapter 6-
Why knowledge of Mechanical
properties of materials is important?
Chapter 6-
Material selection
Chapter 6-
F
o
bonds
stretch
return to
initial
2
1. Initial 2. Small load 3. Unload
Elastic means reversible!
ELASTIC DEFORMATION
Chapter 6-
3
1. Initial 2. Small load 3. Unload
Plastic means permanent!
F
o
linear
elastic
linear
elastic
o
plastic
PLASTIC DEFORMATION (METALS)
Chapter 6-
4
Tensile stress, o: Shear stress, t:
o =
F
t
A
o
original area
before loading
Stress has units:
N/m
2
or lb/in
2
ENGINEERING STRESS
Chapter 6-
Canyon Bridge, Los Alamos, NM
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Simple compression:
A
o
Balanced Rock, Arches
National Park
Note: compressive
structure member
(o < 0 here).
(photo courtesy P.M. Anderson)
(photo courtesy P.M. Anderson)
OTHER COMMON STRESS STATES
Chapter 6-
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Tensile strain: Lateral strain:
Shear strain:
u/2
t/2
t/2 - u
u/2
o/2
o/2
o
L
/2 o
L
/2
L
o
w
o

= tan u
Strain is always
dimensionless.
ENGINEERING STRAIN
Chapter 6-
Typical tensile specimen
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Other types of tests:
--compression: brittle
materials (e.g., concrete)
--torsion: cylindrical tubes,
shafts.
Typical tensile
test machine
Adapted from Fig. 6.2,
Callister 6e.
Adapted from Fig. 6.3, Callister 6e.
(Fig. 6.3 is taken from H.W. Hayden,
W.G. Moffatt, and J. Wulff, The
Structure and Properties of
Materials, Vol. III, Mechanical
Behavior, p. 2, John Wiley and Sons,
New York, 1965.)
STRESS-STRAIN TESTING
Chapter 6-
Properties obtained by tensile test
(Ductile material)

Proportional limit
Stress
(Tensile strength)
Ultimate strength (UTS)
Q
P
C
T
Strain
R
Breaking
point
Yield point
Elastic limit
Chapter 6- 17
Stress strain curve
Chapter 6-
Stress strain curve for low carbon steel
Chapter 6-
Stress strain curve (Contd..)
Why curve bends after point T despite of
increase in load

Proportional limit
Stress
(Tensile strength)
Ultimate strength (UTS)
Q
P
C
T
Strain
R
Breaking
point
Yield point
Elastic limit
Chapter 6-
TRUE STRESS & STRAIN
i
T
A
F
= o
0
ln
l
l
i
T
= c
) 1 ln(
) 1 (
c c
c o o
+ =
+ =
T
T
Chapter 6-
TOUGHNESS

smaller toughness-
unreinforced
polymers
Engineering tensile strain, c
Engineering
tensile
stress, o
smaller toughness (ceramics)
larger toughness
(metals, PMCs)
Energy to break a unit volume of material
Approximate by the area under the stress-strain
curve.
Chapter 6-
Toughness, ductility and strength
Chapter 6-
Elasticity as a function of temperature
Chapter 6-
Modulus of Elasticity, E:
(also known as Young's modulus)
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Hooke's Law:
o = E c
Poisson's ratio, v:


metals: v ~ 0.33
ceramics: ~0.25
polymers: ~0.40
Units:
E: [GPa] or [psi]
v: dimensionless
LINEAR ELASTIC PROPERTIES
Chapter 6-
TYPES OF STRESSES
Compressive stress
Tensile stress
Shear stress and
Bulk stress
Chapter 6-
TYPES OF STRESSES (Contd..)
When stress and strain are used



When shear stress and strain are used shear
modulus (or modulus of rigidity) is defined as
Strain
Stress
E =

t
= G
Chapter 6-
TYPES OF STRESSES (Contd..)
Bulk stress is the force per unit area applied on the
material uniformly in all directions.
Ratio of bulk stress to bulk strain is known as
Bulk modulus
Chapter 6-
TYPES OF STRESSES (Contd..)



Compressibility is the reciprocal of bulk modulus
(-ve sign implies, as pressure increases,
volume decreases)

VdP
dV
ility Compressib
1
=
V dV
dP
volume unit per volume in change
pressure in change
strain bulk
stress bulk
K
/


= = =
Chapter 6- 11
Special relations for isotropic materials:

G=
E
2(1+ v)

K =
E
3(1 2v)
OTHER ELASTIC PROPERTIES
Chapter 6- 12
0.2
8
0.6
1
Magnesium,
Aluminum
Platinum
Silver, Gold
Tantalum
Zinc, Ti
Steel, Ni
Molybdenum
Graphite
Si crystal
Glass-soda
Concrete
Si nitride
Al oxide
PC
Wood( grain)
AFRE( fibers)*
CFRE*
GFRE*
Glass fibers only
Carbon fibers only
Aramid fibers only
Epoxy only
0.4
0.8
2
4
6
10
20
40
60
80
100
200
600
800
1000
1200
400
Tin
Cu alloys
Tungsten
<100>
<111>
Si carbide
Diamond
PTFE
HDPE
LDPE
PP
Polyester
PS
PET
CFRE( fibers)*
GFRE( fibers)*
GFRE(|| fibers)*
AFRE(|| fibers)*
CFRE(|| fibers)*
Metals
Alloys
Graphite
Ceramics
Semicond
Polymers
Composites
/fibers
E(GPa)
10
9
Pa
YOUNGS MODULI: COMPARISON
Chapter 6- 14
Simple tension test:
(at lower temperatures, T < T
melt
/3)
PLASTIC (PERMANENT) DEFORMATION
Chapter 6- 15
Stress at which noticeable plastic deformation has
occurred.
when cp = 0.002
tensile stress, o
engineering strain, c
o
y
c
p
= 0.002
YIELD STRENGTH, o
y
Chapter 6- 16
Room T values
o
y(ceramics)

>>o
y(metals)

>> o
y(polymers)
Based on data in Table B4,
Callister 6e.
a = annealed
hr = hot rolled
ag = aged
cd = cold drawn
cw = cold worked
qt = quenched & tempered
YIELD STRENGTH: COMPARISON
Chapter 6- 17
Maximum possible engineering stress in tension.
Metals: occurs when noticeable necking starts.
Ceramics: occurs when crack propagation starts.
Polymers: occurs when polymer backbones are
aligned and about to break.
TENSILE STRENGTH
Chapter 6- 18
Room T values
TS
(ceram)

~TS
(met)

~ TS
(comp)
>> TS
(poly)
Based on data in Table B4,
Callister 6e.
a = annealed
hr = hot rolled
ag = aged
cd = cold drawn
cw = cold worked
qt = quenched & tempered
AFRE, GFRE, & CFRE =
aramid, glass, & carbon
fiber-reinforced epoxy
composites, with 60 vol%
fibers.
TENSILE STRENGTH: COMPARISON
Chapter 6-
Plastic tensile strain at failure:
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Another ductility measure:

%AR =
A
o
A
f
A
o
x100
Note: %AR and %EL are often comparable.
--Reason: crystal slip does not change material volume.
--%AR > %EL possible if internal voids form in neck.

%EL =
L
f
L
o
L
o
x100
Adapted from Fig. 6.13,
Callister 6e.
DUCTILITY, %EL
Chapter 6-
RESILIENCE
Figure shows how resilience is determined from
tensile stress-strain behavior of material

Chapter 6-
RESILIENCE AS A FUNCTION OF TEMP.
Chapter 6-
An increase in oy due to plastic deformation.
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Curve fit to the stress-strain response:
ELASTIC RECOVERY AFTER PLASTIC DEFORMATION
Chapter 6-
ELASTIC RECOVERY AFTER PLASTIC DEFORMATION
Chapter 6-
Resistance to permanently indenting the surface.
Large hardness means:
--resistance to plastic deformation or cracking in
compression.
--better wear properties.
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Adapted from Fig. 6.18, Callister 6e. (Fig. 6.18 is adapted from G.F. Kinney, Engineering Properties
and Applications of Plastics, p. 202, John Wiley and Sons, 1957.)
HARDNESS
Chapter 6-
Chapter 6-
Chapter 6-
Correlation between Hardness and Tensile Strength
Both tensile strength and hardness are indicators of a metals
resistance to plastic deformation and they are roughly
proportional.
For most steels, the HB and the tensile strength are related
according to:
TS (MPa) = 3.45 x HB
TS (psi) = 500 x HB
Chapter 6-
Chapter 6-
Design uncertainties mean we do not push the limit.
Factor of safety, N
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o
working
=
o
y
N
Often N is
between
1.2 and 4
Ex: Calculate a diameter, d, to ensure that yield does
not occur in the 1045 carbon steel rod below. Use a
factor of safety of 5.

o
working
=
o
y
N

220, 000N
t d
2
/ 4
|
\

|
.
|
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DESIGN OR SAFETY FACTORS
Chapter 6-
Stress and strain: These are size-independent
measures of load and displacement, respectively.
Elastic behavior: This reversible behavior often
shows a linear relation between stress and strain.
To minimize deformation, select a material with a
large elastic modulus (E or G).
Plastic behavior: This permanent deformation
behavior occurs when the tensile (or compressive)
uniaxial stress reaches oy.
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Toughness: The energy needed to break a unit
volume of material.
Ductility: The plastic strain at failure.
SUMMARY
Chapter 6-
Reading:
Core Problems:
Self-help Problems:
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