Chapter 6

Elastic Deformation
1. Initial
2. Small load
3. Unload
bonds
stretch
return to
initial
δ
F
F
Linearelastic
δ
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Plastic Deformation (Metals)
1. Initial
2. Small load
bonds
stretch
& planes
shear
δelastic + plastic
3. Unload
planes
still
sheared
δplastic
F
F
linear
elastic
linear
elastic
δplastic
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Tension and compression tests
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Shear test
F
Ao
θ
F
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Linear Elastic Properties
σ
E
ε
Linearelastic
F
F
simple
tension
test
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Poisson’s ratio
εz
εx
εy
εx
εy
εz
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Other Elastic Properties
τ
M
G
M
P
K
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simple
torsion
test
γ
P
ΔV P
Vo
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vol =Vo.
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= ΔV
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Useful linear elastic relationships
F
Ao
wo
Lo
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Plastic deformation
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Yield strength
σy
elastic
plastic
0.002
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engineering
stress
Tensile strength, TS
Typical response of a metal
strain
engineering strain
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Ductility
Engineering
tensile
stress, σ
smaller %EL
larger %EL
Lo
Ao
Af
Lf
Engineering tensile strain, ε
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Toughness
Engineering
tensile
stress, σ
Engineering tensile strain,
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ε
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Resilience
σy
0.002
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Elastic Strain Recovery
Stress
D
Strain
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True stress and true strain
Ao
Ai
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True stress and true strain
TS
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Strain hardening
failure
σ
true
corrected
TS
engineering
failure
ε
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log (true plastic stress, σPT)
log-log plot to determine K, n
0.0010
0.010
0.10
1.0
log (true plastic strain, εPT)
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Hardness
e.g.,
10 mm sphere
apply known force
brasses
Al alloys
Smaller indents
mean larger
hardness.
d
D
most
plastics
measure size
of indent after
removing load
easy to machine
steels
file hard
cutting
tools
nitrided
steels
diamond
increasing hardness
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Hardness scales
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Relationship between
hardness and tensile
strength for some
metals
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