Material Testing
Description
Tensile testing provides engineers with the ability to verify and establish material properties related to a specific material. This verification process is critical in ensuring that the selected material will meet design specifications. In this activity you will interpret and make sample specific calculations related to the material properties of a dog bone test sample.
Conclusion Questions
1. The graph for cast iron was weird. Instead of having a straight line and an arc, it was nothing but a linear line. It tells me that cast iron is strong under compression but extremely weak tension wise. This metal is best used for household items such as cookware, stoves, and ovens.
2. Even if the graph is stopped before or beyond its yield point, it still remains straight line going upward.
2. Even if the graph is stopped before or beyond its yield point, it still remains straight line going upward.