MCEN30017 Mechanics and Materials Part 2: Materials

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Tutorial No. 3

Textbook: William D. Callister, Jr. Materials Science and Engineering An Introduction, 6
th
ed.

No. 1 (6.7 in 6
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ed. & 7
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ed.)
For a brass alloy, the stress at which plastic deformation begins is 345 MPa, and the modulus of
elasticity is 103 GPa.
(a) what is the maximum load that may be applied to a specimen with a cross-sectional area of
130 mm
2
without plastic deformation?
(b) If the original specimen length is 76 mm, what is the maximum length to which it may be
stretched without causing plastic deformation?

No. 2 (6.19 in 6
th
ed. & 7
th
ed. Note: Values slightly different in 7
th
ed.)
A brass alloy is known to have a yield strength of 275 MPa, a tensile strength of 380 MPa, and an
elastic modulus of 103 GPa. A cylindrical specimen of this alloy 12.7 mm in diameter and 250 mm
long is stressed in tension and found to elongate 7.6 mm. On the basis of the information given, is
it possible to compute the magnitude of the load that is necessary to produce this change in length?
If so, calculate the load. If not, explain why.

No. 3 (6.29 in 6
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ed. & 6.28 in 7
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ed. Note: Question reworded & values different in 7
th
ed.)
A cylindrical specimen of aluminium having a diameter of 12.8 mm and a gauge length of 50.8 mm
is pulled in tension. Use the load-elongation characteristics tabulated below to complete (a) through
(f).

Load (N) Length (mm) Load (N) Length (mm)
0 50.800 44800 52.832
7330 50.851 46200 53.848
15100 50.902 47300 54.864
23100 50.952 47500 55.880
30400 51.003 46100 56.896
34400 51.054 44800 57.658
38400 51.308 42600 58.420
41300 51.816 36400 59.182
Fracture

(a) Plot the data as engineering stress versus engineering strain.
(b) Compute the modulus of elasticity.
(c) Determine the yield strength at a strain offset of 0.002.
(d) Determine the tensile strength of this alloy.
(e) What is the approximate ductility, in percent elongation?
(f) Compute the modulus of resilience.
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No. 4 (6.38 in 6
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ed. & 6.36 in 7
th
ed. Note: Question reworded & values different in 7
th
ed.)
Using the data in Question 3 and Equations 6.15, 6.16 and 6.18 listed below, generate a true stress
true strain plot for aluminium. Equation 6.18(a) becomes invalid past the point at which necking
begins; therefore measured diameters are given below for the last four data points, which should be
used in true stress computation.

Load (N) Length (mm) Diameter (mm)
46100 56.896
11.71
44800 57.658
10.95
42600 58.420
10.62
36400 59.182
9.40


!
"
t
=
F
A
i
(6.15)
where A
i
is the instantaneous cross-section area over which deformation is occurring.


!
"
T
= ln
l
i
l
o
(6.16)

!
"
T
="(1+#) (6.18a)

!
"
T
= ln(1+") (6.18b)


No. 5 (6.39 in 6
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ed. & 6.37 in 7
th
ed. Note: Values slightly different in 7
th
ed.)
A tensile test is performed on a metal specimen, and it is found that a true plastic strain of 0.2 is
produced when a true stress of 575 MPa is applied; for the same metal, the value of K in Equation
6.19 below is 860 MPa. Calculate the true strain that results from the application of a true stress of
600 MPa.

!
"
T
= K#
T
n
(6.19)