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What is the difference between tensile strength and tensile modulus?
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∙ 13y ago
Tensile strength is the ultimate capacity of the material to resist a tensile load regardless of deflection.
Tensile modulus also known as Young's modulus, is a measure of the stiffness of an isotropic elastic material. It is defined as the ratio of the uniaxial stress over the uniaxial strain. It is determined from the slope of a stress-strain curve traced during tensile tests conducted on a sample of the material.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoObviously force is a force. Strength would be the ability of something (say a rod) to withstand that force.
Pull on a rod your putting a tensile force on it. That rod does not break because it has tensile strength.
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Is there a general rule for yield vs tensile strength in steel?
yield is the breaking point and tensile strength is what it is rated at per square inch
What is the hardness of ST52 steel?
ST: Strength in materials 52: that the lowest tensile strength
What does low tensile strength mean?
Its to do with tension, it doesn't take much strength to break it
What is the tensile strength of mild steel?
Mild steel is a fairly general classification and can cover a considerable variation in material properties. Cold drawn grades in particular will have a higher tensile strength than hot rolled. Something like 400 MPa for yield stress and 500 MPa for ultimate tensile strength is quite common.
How does Tensile strength differ from Shear strength?
Shear strength measures the ability of a fastener to withstand a load at right angles to the axis of the fixing connection . Tensile strength measures the ability of a fastener to withstand a force along its axis
What is the relation between modulus of rupture and split tensile strength?
Modulus of rupture > Splitting strength > Direct tensile strength
Does deformation by drawing decreases the tensile modulus?
deformation by drawing increases tensile strength
What is the relation between elastic modulus and tensile modulus?
The elastic modulus, also called Young's modulus, is identical to the tensile modulus. It relates stress to strain when loaded in tension.
How do you do the experiment of searle's apparatus young's modulus?
Young's Modulus is the measurement of the stiffness of material, or the tensile strength. Searle's Apparatus is used to hold two wires parallel to find out the tensile strength.
Polypropylene tensile modulus?
The polypropylene Young modulus is between 1,5 and 2,0 GPa.
Is tensile modulus the same as young's modulus?
Yes, indeed. Sometimes tensile modulus is different from flexural modulus, especially for composites. But tensile modulus and elastic modulus and Young's modulus are equivalent terms.
What is the difference between yield strength and tensile strength?
Yield strength is a form of tensile strength, as yield strength is maximum strength upto which a material retains its original shape or it is in elastisity above which it will in plasticity.
What is the difference between comppresive and tensile strength?
Compressive strength is generated by a force which is acting into or towards the centre of an object. Tensile strength measures the force required to pull something such as rope.
What is tensile modulas?
Tensile modulus is the ratio of tensile stress to tensile strain.
What is the relation between tensile strength and compression strength in concrete?
tensile strength is approximately between .08 to .15 of compression strength in concrete
What is the difference between tensile strength and tensile stress?
tensile stress is the force ehich applies on a body and the force exert by this body against this force is called tensile strength... simply tansile strength measure the force required the force to pull yhe body like rope and wire .
Is ultimate flexural strength and moment of resistance the same in a reinforced section?
No the moment of resistance is a defining parameter that can be used to calculate the stress in a cross section of a given material that is subject to flexural loading. The ultimate flexural strength is a numerical value of stress at which the material will crack, tear, rip etc. Think about ultimate tensile strength and the value of Young's Modulus. Young's Modulus is not defined at the point of 'necking' and therefore the ultimate tensile strength cannot be computed from Young's Modulus and Hook's Law, but the UTS is an empirically defined value.
