ME 207 – Material Science I

Chapter 3
Properties in Tension and Compression

Dr. İbrahim H. Yılmaz

http://web.adanabtu.edu.tr/iyilmaz
Automotive Engineering
Adana Science and Technology University
 Introduction
h In daily life, engineering materials in service may be subjected to different
type of loadings such as: Tension Compression Shear Bending Torsion

ƒ axial (tension & compression)

ƒ moment (bending)
ƒ shear (direct & torsional)
ƒ cyclic (fatigue)
ƒ time-dependent (creep)

h To make sure that there is no failure/fracture of materials under such loads,

loads
we have to know their load carrying limits/capacities.
h For this purpose,
purpose we need to test these materials in laboratories to their
upmost limits before they are put in service. Such tests must be performed
under controllable conditions and comply to some standarts.
standarts
h However, actual service conditions are different from test conditions. Thus,
results
lt off laboratory
l b t t t will
tests ill nott be
b directly
di tl applicable
li bl tot actual
t l conditions.
diti
They have to be somehow modified before used in actual conditions.
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 Tension and Compression Tests
h Properties of materials under tensile and compressive loads are defined by
uniaxial type of tension and compression tests. These tests:
ƒ are the easiest type of tests to evaluate material properties.
ƒ represent the condition of principal stresses that are reasons of failures.
ƒ give results to be utilized for combined stress situations.

h Tests are conducted on tensile

test machines using specimens
of sta
o standard
da d s
size
eaand
dsshape.
ape

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 Tensile Test Procedure
The procedure is as follows:

ƒTake a standard test specimen

p

ƒMake necessary measurements on

specimen before test

ƒPlace specimen on testing machine

ƒApply load on specimen starting

from zero and increasing gradually

ƒMake a note of load and elongation

at different times of test

ƒProceed until specimen fractures

ƒMake
Make necessary measurements on
fractured specimen

ƒConvert load
load-elongation
elongation graph into
stress-strain diagram
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Stress-Strain Curves for Various Materials

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 Behaviour of Materials
h For all types of materials, there are two modes of behaviour under loading:
h Elastic behaviour: This is the initial mechanical behaviour during g which
the specimen returns to its original dimensions upon release of the load.
The termination of elastic behavior is known as “elastic limit” of material.
h Plastic behaviour: When the load is increased beyond elastic limit, a part
of deformation on the specimen
p is p
permanent and does not disappear
pp upon
p
release of the load. Such deformation is called “plastic deformation”.

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 Elastic Behaviour
h For most engineering materials, elastic behaviour of material obeys
“Hooke’s Law” (i.e. there is a linear relationship between stress and strain,
as given in Fig. 1a). Such materials are called “linearly elastic”.

h On the other hand, some materials (e.g. rubber) (a)

stress
(b)
are not linearly elastic. They exhibit a nonlinear
stress-strain
t t i curve as ini Fig.
Fi 1b.
1b

h Upon unloading,
unloading both types of materials will follow
the loading curves in the reversed direction. strain
Figure 1

h “Elastic limit” is defined as the greatest stress that can be applied without
resulting in any permanent strain upon release of load. It is an important
material property in design applications since allowable stress values in
design
g work are based on the elastic limit.

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 Elastic Behaviour
h The chief design principle concerning elasticity is that the allowable stress
must lie within the elastic range. This is ensured by either thicker cross
sections or materials of greater “elastic strength” that resist loads without
being deformed plastically (“yielding”).

h Elastic (yield) strength Figure 2

off various
i materials
t i l is
i
shown in Fig. 2.

h In most cases, high

strength materials are
chosen for purpose of
weight saving though
they can be costly for
specific applications.

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 Elastic Behaviour
h Elastic behaviour of a metal is not necessarily linear up to elastic limit. In
Fig. 3, the point marking the end of linear relationship is “proportional
limit”. For practical purposes, linear relationship is assumed to be valid
until elastic limit without introducing serious error.

h As in Fig. 4, the transition from elastic to plastic behaviour may be sudden

(as in annealed and hot rolled steels). This plastic behaviour is “yielding”,
yielding ,
and “yield point” refers to the elastic limit. The maximum elastic stress
that could be carried byy a metal is its “yield
y strength”.
g

h A metal behaves elastically Figure 3 Figure 4

ess
ess
a

stre
stre
when
h it obeys
b H k ’ law
Hooke’s l b
and stress (σ) - strain (ε) a b

response is simultaneous.
simultaneous
Time dependence of elastic a. proportional limit a. upper yield point
b. elastic limit b. lower yield point
stress strain relationship is
stress-strain
called “anelasticity”. strain strain
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 Elastic Behaviour - Stiffness
h “Stiffness” is the ratio of incremental normal stress to corresponding direct
strain for tensile/compressive stress below proportional limit of material.

h Mathematically, it is the slope of stress-strain diagram at any point within

elastic region (i.e. dı/dİ in Fig. 5). For linearly elastic materials, this slope
is constant, expressed by “Elastic Modulus (E)” or “Young’s Modulus”.
Magnitude of stress to produce a given strain increases with the value of E
(i.e. greater is the slope, stiffer is the material).

h When proportional limit is so low and a constant Figure 5

ess
stre
ratio
ti cannott be
b obtained
bt i d (e.g.
( f cases off brittle
for b ittl
materials), there are other definitions of stiffness
(explained in the next slide).
slide) dı

dİ

strain
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 Elastic Behaviour - Stiffness
(a) Initial Tangent Modulus: the slope of stress-strain curve at the origin
(i.e. the slope of OM in Fig. 6a).
(b) Tangent Modulus: the slope of stress-strain curve at any given stress
((i.e. the slope
p of TPM in Fig.
g 6b).
)
(c) Secant Modulus: the slope of secant drawn fom origin to any specified
point on the stress
stress-strain
strain curve (i.e.
(i e the slope of OP in Fig.
Fig 6c).
6c)
(d) Chord Modulus: the slope of chord between any two specified points
on the stress-strain
stress strain curve (i.e.
(i e the slope of PQ in Fig.
Fig 6d).
6d)
σ σ σ σ Figure 6
M
M
σp σq
P Q
σp
P
T σp P
(a) (b) (c) (d)
O ε O ε O ε O ε
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 Elastic Behaviour - Stiffness vs Rigidity
h Stiffness of a material should not be confused with the overall “rigidity” of
a machine element that depends upon the dimensions as well. Rigidity is
the design terminology when the functional requirements demand that
deformations must be small.

h For a material that obeys Hooke’s law, the extension (under tension) or
th contraction
the t ti ( d compression)
(under i ) is
i defined b δ as follows:
d fi d by f ll
F : applied force (kg)
σ F A F∗
F ∗L
Ÿ δ=
A : cross sectional area (mm2)
E= = L : the strained length (mm)
ε δ L A∗E E : Young s Modulus (kg/mm2)
Young’s

h When the imposed

p conditions demand the deformations to be veryy small,,
instead of changing the material type, desired rigidity can be obtained by
adjusting the geometrical parameters only (i.e. L and A in above equation)
without disturbing the other functions.
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 Elastic Behaviour - A Design Example
h The designer must reduce all expressions to independent variables first, and then
group them as “given”, “fixed” (those that were determined previously from other
design equations), “material” or “geometrical” parameters.

h This example
p shows systematic
y approach
pp for material selection based on rigidity:
g y
For a cylindrical bar: F = 500 kg, E = 7∗103 kg/mm2 (for an Al alloy), L = 1000 mm,
r = 7 mm ((here;; “radius” is facilitated as an independent
p parameter).
p )

F ∗L F ∗L 500 ∗1000
1. Lets
ets ca
calculate
cu ate e o gat o δ Al =
elongation: = = = 0.464 mm
2
( ) 2
( )(
A ∗ E πr ∗ E π 7 ∗ 7 ∗10 3
)
2 If we use steel
2. 2 104 kg/mm
t l (E = 2∗10 k / 2),
) δSt = 0.1624
0 1624 mm, which hi h is
i about
b t 2.85
2 85 times
ti
smaller. This shows that contribution of material to rigidity can be very significant.

3. Lets see what increase in

FL
radius of Al bar is required
q rAll = = 11.83 mm Ÿ ǻr = 11.83 - 7 = 4.83 mm
π δ St E Al
to have the same rigidity:
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 Elastic Behaviour - A Design Example
4. How about comparing weights (W = A * L * ȡ): This proves if low weight is one
of requirements, the designer
( )( )
WAl = π 11.832 ∗1000 ∗ 2.66 ∗10 −6 = 1.169 kgg
can easily
il be
b deluded
d l d d by
b low
l
WSt = (π 7 2
)( )
∗1000 ∗ 7.65 ∗10 −6 = 1.177 kg density of aluminum.

5. In relation with above case, suppose that bar length is fixed as 350 mm and radius
as 7 mm, and elongation of up to 0.464 mm is permissible. The respective weights
will be WAl = 0.143 kg and WSt = 0.412 kg. Such difference in results of case 4 & 5
states that a design problem relies completely upon the conditions imposed.

6. It was possible to arrive at these results immediately by making a careful definition

of “measures of value”. The first case was comparing the rigidity against weight.
U i E as the
Using th primary
i i d
index, our measure off value
l isi to
t be
b high
hi h E/ρ
E/ ratio:
ti

(E ρ )Al = 2.63 ∗1010 mm & (E ρ )St = 2.61 ∗1010 mm

h This result indicates little difference in favour of aluminum (2.61/2.63 = 0.9924),
which was also proved in case 4 (WAl / WSt = 1.169/1.177 = 0.9924). On the other
hand, if our measure of value was based on the minimum weight (decided by
density), then ρAl / ρSt = 2.87 which would totaly change our design philosophy. 13
 Elastic Behaviour - Elastic Modulus
h Elastic modulus (E) of a material is determined by binding forces between
atoms. It is a structure-insensitive property (such forces cannot be changed
without changing the basic nature of material). Elastic moduli of various
material groups are given in Fig. 7.

h Cast irons do not obey

Figure 7
Hooke’s
Hooke s law. Thus, unlike
steels, they do not have
specific
p elastic modulus.

h Due to very low elastic

moduli of polymer group,
group
achieving rigidity with
plastics requires even
more experience than
designing with metals or
other materials.
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 Elastic Behaviour - Elastic Modulus
h Elastic modulus off a material is Elastic Modulus (x 103 kg/mm2)
almost a constant value, slightly Material 20 °C 200 °C 425 °C 535 °C 650 °C
affected by: alloying condition,
condition Carbon Steel 21.0 18.98 15.82 13.71 12.65
heat treatment, cold working. Stainless Steel 19.7 17.92 16.17 16.82 14.76
Titanium alloys 11 6
11.6 9 84
9.84 7 52
7.52 7 10
7.10
h Above room temperatures, elastic
Aluminum alloys 7.4 6.68 5.48
modulus of metals decreases.

h Elastic modulus also depends on

the directionality (“anisotropy”).
This is important in rolling (e.g.
cold-rolled iron has modulus of
23 06 20.6
23.06, 27 49 kg/mm2 at
20 6 and 27.49
0°, 45° and 90° respectively.)

h As mentioned before, “specific

stiffness” (modulus/density ratio)
Figure 8
is also an important consideration
in material selection (see Fig. 8).
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 Elastic Behaviour - Resilience
h Resilience (U) is the capacity of a material for returning to its original
dimensions after elasic deformation.

h Consider a bar subjected to an axial load (F) causing an elastic deformation

(δ).
) The work done by this force is: U = (F ∗ δ) / 2

h Assuming that the material obeys Hooke’s law, this work is converted into
an elastic
l ti potential
t ti l energy (U) off material
t i l (A is
i the hi h σ acts
th area over which t
uniformly, and uniform straining is produced along the bar length L) :

F ∗ δ (σ ∗ A) ∗ (ε ∗ L ) (σ ∗ A) ∗ ((σ E ) ∗ L ) 1 § σ 2 ∗ A ∗ L ·
U= = = = ¨¨ ¸¸
2 2 2 2© E ¹
h The maximum elastic energy is reached when the bar is strained to its
proportional limit (the elastic limit can also be used in equation).

h Total elastic energy also depends upon volume of material (as it is indicated
with the term A∗ L in the equation).
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 Elastic Behaviour - Resilience
h In a broad sense, resilience is the area under stress-strain curve until elastic limit,
as illustrated in Fig. 9. For linearly elastic materials:
σ
2 U : modulus of resilience (kg·mm/mm3) Tool Steel
1 S y S′y′
U= ∗ Sy : yield strength (kg/mm2)
2 E E : Young’s Modulus (kg/mm2)
Mild Steel
S′y
h Its unit is kg·mm/mm3. Hence,
Hence total elastic energy to be
absorbed by an element depends also upon the volume. U′′
Figure 9
U′ ε
h An ideally resilient material has high elastic limit
and low elastic modulus. This states that not all
Material U (kg·mm/mm3)
metals have high modulus of resilience (e.g.
(e g rubber
Tool Steel (S1) 11000 * 10-4
is more resilient than carbon steel).
Carbon Steel (1040) 306 * 10-4
Al A
Al. Annealed
l d (1100) 8 75 * 10-44
8.75
h Resilience is an important property in design where
Brass 147 * 10-4
energy absorption is required. Some examples are
Rubber 2100 * 10-4
springs,
i parts
t subjected
bj t d to
t impact
i t loading,
l di vibrating
ib ti
Acrylic 28 * 10-4
components, etc.
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 Special Definitions of Elastic Limit
h Special definitions of elastic limit are introduced for engineering materials without
a clear yield point (e.g. cold work steels, nonferrous metals, etc.):

1. Offset Yield Strength (Proof Stress): An offset strain (OA), 0.2% for St & Al and
0.5% for Cu and its alloys, is measured from the origin and a line parallel to linear
portion of ı-İ curve is drawn. The intersection of this line with the curve (point P) is
offset yield strength (Fig. 10). This method cannot be applied for metals undergoing
more than
th 0.5%
0 5% elastic
l ti strain
t i (equilavent
( il t to
t stress
t S Ӏ)
off SyӀ).
2. Johnson’s Apparent Elastic Limit: Figure 10 Figure 11
σ σ
A line (OA) with a slope of 50% of y
S′y P
initial slope is drawn, and line (xy) is
S′y′ Sy
drawn tangent to ı-İ ı İ curve and P

parallel to OA. Point of tangency (P) x

C B
gives the elastic limit ((Fig.
g g 11).
) This A

method usually is not preferred due //

to greater possibility of inaccuracy
A B AB = BC / 2
as compared with above method. O 0.2% 0.5% ε O ε
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