Transcript LESSON 8

Essential reading:
SPINČIĆ, A., An English Textbook For Marine
Engineers I., Pomorski fakultet, Rijeka 2008.
LUZER, J., SPINČIĆ, A., Gramatička vježbenica
engleskog jezika za pomorce, Pomorski
fakultet, Rijeka 2003.
Material properties
Material testing
KEY WORDS
property (n.)
- svojstvo, imovina
essential
- bitan, osnovan
enable (v.)
- omogućiti
particular application - određena primjena, uporaba
appropriate design
- prikladna izvedba, izrada, konstrukcija
distinguish (n.)
- razlikovati (se)
i.e. = id est = that is
etc. = et cetera = and so on
- itd. = i tako dalje
c.s.a. = cross section area
- površina poprečnog prosjeka
behaviour (n.)
- ponašanje
conditions of loading - uvjeti opterećenja
determine (v.)
- odrediti
quantify (v.)
- kvantificirati, odrediti
ascertain (v.)
- ustanoviti, utvrditi
stress (n.)
- naprezanje
strain (n.)
- deformacija
distort (v.)
- iskriviti, izobličiti
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Knowledge of the properties of a material is essential
to every engineer. This enables suitable choice of
material for a particular application, appropriate
design of the components and their protection from
corrosion or damage
Physical characteristics of materials are: colour,
specific heat, density, thermal and electrical
conductivity, coefficient of expansion, melting point…
The properties which describe the behaviour of a
metal under various conditions of loading are called its
mechanical properties: tensile strength, ductility,
brittleness, malleability, elasticity, plasticity, toughness,
hardness, machinability…
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Stress is defined as the internal force which tends to
resist deformation when subjected to external forces.
stress =
applied force
c.s.a. of material
There are different kinds of stress:
- Compressive stress
- Bending stress
- Shear stress
- Tensile stress
- Torsion stress
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Strain is distortion od a material, i.e. its permanent
change in size and shape, due to stress.
1. Why should engineers have a good knowledge of
material properties?
2. What do physical properties describe?
3. What do mechanical properties show and how are they
ascertained?
4. Name some mechanical properties of materials.
5. Does the term ‘load’ mean the same as ’stress’?
6. What types of stress do you know?
7. How is stress measured? What is the stress unit?
8. What is strain?
Complete the sentences below choosing among
the listed terms: brittle, conductor, elastic, hard, heavy,
machinable, malleable, rigid, weldable
1. A light material has a low mass; a material having a high mass
is ____________ .
2. A flexible material bends easily without breaking. A material that
does not bend easily is ____________ .
3. A tough material absorbs a great deal of energy without
fracturing; a material that tends to fracture under impact load is
____________ .
4. A soft material can be indented or scratched easily; a material
that resists indentation, abrasion or wear is _____________.
5. A plastic material does not return to its original dimensions after
forces producing strain are removed; a material that ragains its
original dimensions after forces are removed is ____________ .
6. A ductile material is capable of being drawn into wires without
cracking; a material that can be shaped by hammering,
pressing and rolling is ____________ .
KEY WORDS
twist (v.)
- sukati, uvijati
fixed rule
- utvrđeno pravilo
criterion (n.) - kriterij (pl. criteria)
with reference to
- vezano uz, koji se odnosi na
specimen (n.)
- uzorak, primjerak
gripped
- ukliješten
extend (v.)
- produžiti
uniform
- jednoličan
yield point
- kritična točka, točka popuštanja, prema tekstu
removal (n.)
- uklanjanje
ultimate tensile stress (UTS) - maksimalno vlačno naprezanje
proof stress value
- granica elastičnosti
intersection (n.)
- križanje
modulus of elasticity - modul elastičnosti
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The main criterion with reference to metals is the tensile strenght.
A specially shaped specimen of standard size is gripped in the jaws
of a testing machine and a load gradually appplied to draw the ends
of the specimen apart such a way that is subject to tensile stress
Stress vs. Strain curve typical of aluminum
1. Ultimate strength
2. Yield strength
3. Proportional limit stress
4. Fracture
5. Offset strain (typically 0.2%)
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Additional loading of the specimen will produce a
uniform increase of extension until the yield point is
reached.
Up to the yield point of elastic limit, the removal of the
load will result in the specimen returning to its original
size.
Within the elastic limit, stress is proportional to strain,
stress
strain
This constant is known as the moduls of elasticity (E) of
the material.
constant =
1. Why are materials subjected to testing?
2. How is the tensile stress test carried out?
3. What measurements are taken by the tensile test?
4. What is the linear strain?
5. What is the ‘elastic limit’ of a material?
6. Explain the expression: “stress is proportional to strain”.
7. When must a ‘proof stress value’ be given?
How is it obtained?
8. What is called the ‘factor of safety’?
9. What does the term ‘neck’ mean?