Material testing
Lesson 2
Stress
stress internal force in a material which
tends to resist deformation when subjected
to external forces
intensity of a stress unit depends on the
size of the force acting on a unit area of the
material
applied force
stress
=
--------------------c.s.a. of a material
Types of stresses
Compressive stress
Tensile stress
Shear stress
Torsion
Bending
Compressive stress
Compressive stress is the stress applied
to materials resulting in their compaction
(decrease of volume).
Usually compressive stress is applied to
bars, columns, etc.
Tensile stress
Tensile stress is the stress state leading
to expansion (volume and/or length of a
material tends to increase). In the uniaxial
manner of tension, tensile stress is induced
by pulling forces across a bar, specimen,
etc.
Shear stress
Shear stress is a stress state where the
shape of a material tends to change
without particular volume change.
Torsion
the stress which resists a force tending to
twist the material (e.g. axle, screw, etc.)
Bending
Bending occurs when the force applied
tends to pull a horizontal bar out of its
straight line.
Strain
Strain = distortion of a material
(permanent change in size and shape due
to stress)
Material testing
Tensile test measures strength and ductility of a
material
A) a static increasing pull is applied until fracture results
(stress - strain curve)
B) a dynamic load is applied giving data on fatigue impact
Impact test measures the energy absorbed by a
material when it is fractured
Hardness test measures material resistance to
indentation
Creep test measures slow plastic deformation of a
material under constant stress
Testing machine
Testing procedure
a specimen of standard size = test piece
grip in jaws
apply load gradually (tensile or
compressive)
extend, extension, extended
original length = L1
new length = L2
deformation = extension/original length
Stress Strain Curve
Modulus of elasticity
the modulus of elasticity (elastic modulus)
of an object is defined as the slope of its
stress-strain curve in the elastic
deformation region
Yield point
= the stress at which a material begins to
deform plastically
prior to the yield point the material will
deform elastically and will return to its
original shape when the applied stress is
removed
once the yield point is passed, some fraction
of the deformation will be permanent and
non-reversible
Proof stress (Offset yield
point)
when a yield point is not easily defined
based on the shape of the stress-strain
curve an offset yield point is arbitrarily
defined
the value for this is commonly set at 0.1 or
0.2% of the strain
Proof stress (Offset yield
point)
Ultimate tensile strength
(UTS)
= the maximum stress that a material can
withstand while being stretched or pulled
before necking (c.s.a. of a material is
reduced)
Factor of safety
describes the structural capacity of a
system beyond the expected loads or
actual loads (= how much stronger the
system is than it usually needs to be for an
intended load)