Understanding Material Strengths and Tests
Understanding Material Strengths and Tests
Chapter 2
Materials
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Torsional Strengths
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e Resilience—Capacity of a
material to absorb energy within
its elastic range
e Modulus ofresilience, Up
° Energy absorbed per unit
volume without permanent
deformation
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—capacityof a material to
absorb energy without fracture
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without fracture
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Assumes low strain rates
For higher strain rates, use impact methods (See Sec. 2-5)
Strengths from Tables
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3.4Hp MPa
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Solution
From Eq. (2-22), with (S,)min= 20 kpsi, we have
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If the foundry can control the hardness within 20 points, routinely, then specify
145 < Hg < 165. This imposes no hardship on the foundry and assuresthe designer
that ASTM grade 20 will always be supplied at a predictable cost.
e Chromium
e Nickel
e Manganese
e Silicon
e Molybdenum
e Vanadium
e Tungsten
e Stainless steels
° Austenitic chromium-nickel
° Martensitic
© Precipitation-hardenable
Casting Materials
Aluminum
Magnesium
Titanium
Copper-based alloys
° Brass with 5 to 15 percent zinc
> Gilding brass, commercial bronze, red brass
° Brass with 20 to 36 percent zinc
> Low brass, cartridge brass, yellow brass
> Low-leaded brass, high-leaded brass (engraver’s brass), free-
cutting brass
> Admiralty metal
> Aluminum brass
° Brass with 36 to 40 percent zinc
> Muntz metal, naval brass
° Bronze
*With exceptions.
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Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design
Material Families and Classes (Table 2-4)
10
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